يا باطلاً وهَّمْتنيهِ مخائلُه

بلا دليلٍ ولا تثبيتِ برهانِ

O empty one who deluded me with his chatter

With neither evidence nor proof

قُلْ لابن بورانَ إن كان ابنَ بورانِ

وما إخال ابن بورانٍ بإنسانِ

Say to the son of wind if he is the son of wind

And the son of wind is not like a human

ما أنتَ إلا خيالٌ طاف طائفُهُ

ولا هِجائيكَ إلا هُجْرُ وسَنان

You are but an illusion that wandered around

And my satire of you is but estrangement and teeth grinding

قد كنتُ أحسبُهُ شيئاً فأهْجُوَهُ

حتى أزالَ ظنوني فيه حُسبْاني

I used to think you were something so I satirized you

Until my suspicions about you were removed by my reasoning