أَبا الوَحشَ جَمَّلتَ أَهلَ الأَدَب

لِأَنَّكَ أَطوَلُ قَومي ذَنب

O father of the desert, you have beautified the people of literature

For you are the one with the longest tail among my people

وَكَيفَ تَكونُ صَغيرَ المَحَلِّ

وَبَيتُكَ أَكبَرُ ما في الخَشَب

And how can you be so humble

When your house is the greatest among the trees