شَكا شِعري إِلَيَّ وَقالَ تَهجو

شَكا شِعري إِلَيَّ وَقالَ تَهجو

بِمِثلي عرضَ ذا الكَلبِ اللَئيمِ

بِمِثلي عرضَ ذا الكَلبِ اللَئيمِ

My verse complained to me and said, "Do you satirize

My poetry complained to me and said you satirize

this vile dog's honor with the likes of me?"

One like me, O vile dog!

فَقُلتُ لَهُ تَسَلَّ فَرُبَّ نَجمٍ

فَقُلتُ لَهُ تَسَلَّ فَرُبَّ نَجمٍ

هَوى في إِثرِ شَيطانٍ رَجيمِ

هَوى في إِثرِ شَيطانٍ رَجيمِ

So I told it, "Take comfort, for many a star

So I said to it, "Have patience, for many a star

has fallen in pursuit of an accursed devil."

Has fallen while following a damned devil."