تعجَّبوا منْ عِراقيٍّ بِلا سَفَهٍ

ولا نفاقٍ ولا خُبثٍ ولا كَذِبِ

They were astonished at an Iraqi with no foolishness

Nor hypocrisy, wickedness, or lies

يرى فَخارَ القوافي منْ توسُّعِها

عاراً وإنْ جاء في المنظومِ بالعجب

He sees the pride of rhymes in their expansion

As shameful even if they appear wondrous in verse

واستعظموا شأن أقوالي فقلت لهم

إني وَليُّ عليٍّ سيدِ العربِ

And they were awed by my words, so I said to them

I am a loyal follower of Ali, master of the Arabs