أَتاكَ النَجيبُ بِأَشعارِهِ

هُوَ البَعرُ لَكِنَّهُ مُذهَبُ

The noble came to you with his poems

He is eloquent but he embellishes

وَيَحلفُ بِاللَهِ ما قَصدُهُ

نَوالاً وَلَكِنَّهُ يَكذِبُ

And he swears by God his intention is not

To gain your affection, but he is lying