نَثَروا الجَواهِرَ وَاللَجينَ ولَيسَ لي

شَيءٌ عَلَيهِ سِوى المَدائِحِ أَنثُرُ

They scattered jewels and clay, and I have

nothing to offer but panegyrics to scatter

بِقَصائِد كَالدر إِن هِيَ أُنشِدَت

وَثَناً إِذا ما فاحَ فَهُوَ العَنبَرُ

with odes like pearls; if recited they are praise,

and if their fragrance spreads, they are ambergris.