قالوا عن الفتحِ قد بعدتَ فهل
ذكرك عند الصحاب بالنسب
They said, “You have grown distant from al-Fatḥ; has he
mentioned you among his friends by your pedigree—
أفي حواشي الغلمان قلت ألا
يا ليْتني كنتُ في حواشي الكتب
among the pageboys in his retinue?” I said, “Ah—
if only I were in the margins of books!”
Sol 5.6