علَى مَن تبيعُ متاعَ الأدبْ

وتنثُرُ دُرَّ كلام العرَبْ

To whom do you sell the wares of literature

And scatter the pearls of the words of Arabs

ومن يستحقُّ حُلِىَّ المديح

يصاغُ له كحُلِىّ الذهبْ

And who deserves the adornments of praise

That are forged for him like jewelry of gold