لَيتَ شِعري إِلى مَتى أَنا في الشِعرِ

كَثيرُ الغِنى وَحَظّي قَليلُ

I wish I knew for how long I'll be in poetry

With abundant wealth yet my luck is little

سِيَّما وَالزَمانِ قَد أَصبَحَ الفَضلُ

سَواءً في أَهلِهِ وَالفُضولُ

Especially now when time has made excellence

Equal among people, both worthy and unworthy