مولاي للشعراء حَقٌّ لازمٌ
لا يَنبغي ف شأنهِ الإغضاءُ
My lord, poets possess a binding right.
This is no matter to which one should turn a blind eye.
وبِبابِكَ المحروسِ منهم عصبَةٌ
مستِّهُمُ البأساءُ والضرّاءُ
And at your well-guarded gate stands a band of them;
misery and adversity have afflicted them.
Sol 5.6