أتنسى صالحاً يوماً عبوساً

غداةَ هُجِيَتْ في شعر السُّويدي

Do you forget, Salih, that grim day,

The morning you were satirized in al-Suwaydi’s verse;

ويوماً قد ضُرِبْتَ بكلِّ نعلٍ

ثقيلٍ فوق رأسكَ بالجُنَيْد

And the day you were struck with every sandal,

Heavy upon your head, at al-Junayd?

لقد أصبحتَ للشعراء مرمًى

فكلٌّ قال هذا كلبُ صَيْد

You have become a target for the poets,

And each one says: “This is a hunting dog.”