قلبتُ بطونَ الشعر قبلَ ظهورِهِ

فلم أرَ قولا لم تقدّمْهُ بالفعلِ

I have turned the bellies of poetry before its appearance

So I have not seen a saying that you have not preceded with the deed

وما استطرفَ الأقوامُ لي فيك مِدحةً

لأني بما علَّمتهم بك من جهلِ

And the people have not admired any eulogy from me about you

Because I taught them about you from ignorance

أعرِّفُهم منك الذي يعرفونه

وأسلافُهم من قبلِ شعري ومن قبلي

I make them know about you what they already know

And their ancestors before my poetry and before me

فيُعرضُ عنه السامعونَ وإنني

لذو المذهب المحمود والمنطق الجزلِ

So the listeners ignore it while I

Have the praised doctrine and the eloquent logic