ولي صديق أرجفته مدحتي
وكانَ ظنِّي أنه لا يرتجف
I have a friend whom my praise set trembling,
though I had thought he was not one to tremble.
فقل له يا بحر علمٍ وندًى
أنا الذي لو جاءَ للبحرِ نشف
So tell him: O sea of learning and generosity,
I am the man who, were I to come to the sea, would make it run dry.
Sol 5.6