رَمَيتَ فَلَم تُخطِ السِهامَ الشَواكِلا

أَجَدتَ فَطَبَّقتَ الكُلا وَالمَفاصِلا

You shot arrows but did not pierce the intended targets

You tried but only clasped wrists and ankles

أَجَدتَ فَيا للَهِ دَرُّكَ شاعِراً

يُرى قائِلاً لِلمَكرُماتِ وَفاعِلا

You tried but, by God, your poetry is worthless

Seen praising noble deeds yet doing none