سميا بوصف الشعر يُثبتُ نفسهُ

وذو الشّعر أمسى نافيا لثبوته

Poetry in description proves itself

And the poet has come to deny its permanence

تدُورُ بُيوت الشّعر من نظمه على

ثلاث قواف عدّهن لقوته

The houses of poetry revolve around his prosody

On three rhymes he counted for its strength

زنت بمعاني نظمه كلُّ فكرة

قحابُ المعاني كلّها في بُيوته

Every idea is weighted with the meanings of his verses

The dregs of meanings all in his houses