ينظمُ شعراً كالخرا خطهُ
مشعث الأحرف مستكره
He composes poetry rough like straw
His letters disheveled, unkempt
فقل له يا ذا اليراع الذي
في فمه الشعرةَ والبعره
Say to him, O owner of wit
Whose mouth holds a hair and a flea
ينظمُ شعراً كالخرا خطهُ
مشعث الأحرف مستكره
He composes poetry rough like straw
His letters disheveled, unkempt
فقل له يا ذا اليراع الذي
في فمه الشعرةَ والبعره
Say to him, O owner of wit
Whose mouth holds a hair and a flea