قُسُّ الفصاحةِ والملاحةِ صادَني

فليَنْأَ عني باقلٌ بملامِهِ

He who judged eloquence and cleverness has saddened me,

So let the one who blames me desist with his accusations.

وافى بديعُ الحُسْنِ يقسم أنّهُمْ

سرقوا بديعَ الشِعْرِ من أقسامِه

The embodiment of beauty swears that they

Have stolen the embodiment of poetry in its forms.

أصْبى تطابُقُ شَعرِه وجبينِه

وسَبى تجانُسُ شِعْرِهِ وكلامِه

The harmony of his poetry and his forehead is evident,

And the congruity of his poetry and his speech has been revealed.

وأراكَ تعريفَ الجمالِ بوجهِه

فانظُرْ الى ألفِ العِذارِ ولامِه

And I see you attributing beauty to his face,

So look to the lam of coquetry and its alif.