1. أرووا قريضي ورووا

    فما لشأوه شأوُ

    Recite my verse and ponder it.

    For its reach has no equal.

  2. وما يقولون بوٌ

    وما أقوله بأوُ

    And what they say is a straw-stuffed calfskin.

    And what I say is grandeur.