عَجَباً لواحِدِ دَهرِهِ مِن كاتِبٍ

مُستَكْمِلٍ حَدَّ اللّسانِ مُقَدَّمِ

A marvel it is, a writer of his time

Whose eloquence perfects the tongue’s work

قد سّدَّ سِحرُ بَيَانِهِ وَبنانِهِ

ما غادَرَ الشُّعراءُ مِن مُتَرَدَّمِ

His magic fills the spaces between words

Leaving nothing for other poets to add