خاطَ لي عَمرو قِبا

خاطَ لي عَمرو قِبا

لَيتَ عَينَيهِ سِوا

لَيتَ عَينَيهِ سِوا

Amr sewed a robe for me.

Amr sewed me a cloak

Would that his two eyes were alike!

If only his eyes were even

قُلتُ شِعراً لَيسَ يَدري

قُلتُ شِعراً لَيسَ يَدري

أَمَديحٌ أَم هِجا

أَمَديحٌ أَم هِجا

I uttered verse; he does not know

I said a poem he doesn't know

Whether it is praise or satire.

Is it praise or satire