أَيُّهَا الشَّاعِرُ الْمُجِيدُ تَدَبَّرْ

وَاجْعَلِ الْقَوْلَ مِنْكَ ذَا تَحْكِيمِ

O great and noble poet, be thoughtful

And let your words be full of wisdom

لا تَذُمَّ اللَّئِيمَ وَامْدَحْ كَرِيماً

إِنَّ مَدْحَ الْكَرِيمِ ذَمُّ اللَّئِيمِ

Do not blame the ignoble, but praise the noble

For to praise the noble is to blame the ignoble