أَتُترَكُ عارِضٌ وَبَنو عَدِيٌّ

وَتَغرَمُ دارِمٌ وَهُمُ بَراءُ

Shall the innocent be blamed while the sons of Adi are guilty?

And Darim punished when they are free from fault?

كَدَأبِ الثَورِ يُضرَبُ بِالهَراوي

إِذا ما عافَتِ البَقَرُ الظِماءُ

Like the ox that is beaten with staves

When the cows are cured of their thirst.

وَكَيفَ تُكَلِّفُ الشِعرى سُهيلاً

وَبَينَهُما الكَواكِبُ وَالسَماءُ

How can you assign to Suhail the task of poetry

When between them are the stars and the heavens?