وَجَازاني على شِعْرٍ بِشِعْرٍ

وَعَوَّضَني المُحَالَ عَنِ المُحالِ

He repaid my poetry with poetry,

And recompensed the impossible for the impossible,

وَلَستُ أَلومُهُ فِيما أَتاهُ

لِعَادَتهِ قَدِيماً بِالبِدالِ

I do not blame him for what has come to him,

For it was his ancient custom, to exchange.