رَضَيتُ مُلاوَةً فَوَعَيتُ عِلماً

وَأَحفَظَني الزَمانُ فَقَلَّ حِفظي

I was content with eloquence, so I gained knowledge,

And time preserved me, so my memory diminished.

إِذا ماقُلتُ نَثراً أَو نَظيماً

تَتَبَّعَ سارِقو الأَلفاظِ لَفظي

Whenever I say prose or poetry,

The plagiarists of words follow my diction.