الشِّعرُ لُبُّ المَرءِ يعرِضُه

وَالقَولُ مِثلُ مَواقِعِ النَّبلِ

Poetry is the essence of a person laid bare

And words are like the release of arrows

مِنها المُقَصِّرُ عَن رميَّتِهِ

وَنَوافِذٌ يُذهِبنَ بالخَصلِ

Some fall short of their target

While others pierce straight through the mark