حصّلتُ علقا ماجنا شاعرا

محركا في كل حالاته

I obtained an intelligent robot, a poet

Capable in all his states

ناولته شيئا فأزرى به

وقال زدني ضعف وزناته

I gave him something so he could excel

And said, give me double his capabilities

فقلت مهر المثل في مذهبي

عدل على أبعد غاياته

I said, the essence of morality in my doctrine

Is justice, to its furthest goals

وأنت لم تطلب فوق الذي

يرضيك قل لي بعلاماته

And you did not ask for more than what

Would satisfy you, tell me its signs

فقال من ذاتي أقول النهى

أنظم من شعري وأبياته

So he said, of my own volition I refuse

I compose my own poetry and verses

فلم أزل أدفع في ذاته

من أجل ما يشعر من ذاته

So I continued to instill in his essence

Due to what his essence feels