الشِعرُpoetry خُطَّةَa course خَسفِhumiliation
الشِعرُ خُطَّةَ خَسفِ
لِكُلِّfor every طالِبseeker of عُرفِfavor
لِكُلِّ طالِب عُرفِ
Poetry is a course of humiliation
For every seeker of favor;
لِلشَيخِfor the old man عَيبَةُa chest عيبٍshame
لِلشَيخِ عَيبَةُ عيبٍ
وَلِلفَتىand for the young man ظرفُa vessel ظَرفِrefinement
وَلِلفَتى ظرفُ ظَرفِ
For the old man, a chest of shame,
And for the young man, a vessel of refinement.
Sol 6.1