Claude 2

  1. يا سليمانُ لا ألومك في ردْ

    دِك شعري وهل تُلام البهيمَهْ

    O Suleiman, I do not blame you for your

    rejection of my poetry, should the beast be blamed?

  2. دلَّهتك اثنتانِ عن فهم شعري

    خوفُ أن تُجتَدى وخوفُ الهزيمَهْ

    Two things have led you astray from understanding my poetry

    The fear of straining yourself and the fear of defeat

  3. بل رأيت المديحَ فيك قبيحاً

    كَلبوسٍ على عروسٍ ذميمَهْ

    Rather I saw praise of you as ugly

    As a gown on a wretched bride

  4. بل قد ارتحْتَ واهتَزَزت لشعري

    فأرتك الإمساك نفسٌ لئيمَهْ

    Rather you were relieved and shook at my poetry

    So I left holding back, a wretched soul