قلدت اهل الغرب في الشعر ناس

قلدت اهل الغرب في الشعر ناس

واذا الشعر انفه مجدوع

واذا الشعر انفه مجدوع

Some people imitated the people of the West in poetry,

Some people imitate Westerners in poetry

And behold, poetry's nose was cut off.

Yet poetry, if it has no spirit, is worthless

ما دروا ان الشعر في كل ارض

ما دروا ان الشعر في كل ارض

هو من نفس اهلها منزوع

هو من نفس اهلها منزوع

They did not know that poetry in every land

They don't realize that poetry in every land

is drawn from the soul of its people.

Stems from the spirit of its own people