إذا ما مدحتَ أبا صالح
فأَعدِدْ له الشتم قبل المديحِ
Whenever I praise Abu Salih,
have abuse ready for him before the praise.
فإني ضمينُك عن لؤمِهِ
ببُخْلٍ عتيد وردٍّ قبيحِ
For I guarantee you, as to his meanness,
stinginess ever at hand, and an ugly rebuff.
وأنَّى يجود ولا عِرْقُهُ
كريم ولا وجهُه بالصَّبيحِ
And how could he give freely, when his lineage is not
noble, nor his face handsome?
Sol 5.6