لا تَلُمْني على الدُعابة والمزح
وقصْدِ المُجون في الشِعْر تارَهْ
Do not blame me for jesting and joking,
or for sometimes courting ribaldry in verse.
إِنّما العيشُ ذكرُك العيشَ دعه
كانَ أَوْ لم يكنْ سوى في العبارَهْ
Life is only your mention of life—let it be,
whether it was or was not, save as a phrase.
Sol 5.6