وباقةٍ مُسْتَحْسَنٌ نَوْرُهَا
وقد خلتْ في الشمّ من كل طيبْ
And a bouquet whose blossoms are pleasing,
yet, when smelled, it was devoid of every fragrance—
كمعشرٍ راقَتْكَ أثوابُهُمْ
وليسَ في جُملتهم من أديب
like a company whose garments pleased you,
though among them all there is not a single man of letters.
Sol 5.6