شِعرَي يَعلو الشِّعري برُتبتِهِ

شِعرَي يَعلو الشِّعري برُتبتِهِ

ويسحبُ الذَّيلَ فوقَه قَدْري

ويسحبُ الذَّيلَ فوقَه قَدْري

My poetry surpasses Sirius in rank.

My poetry ascends poetry to its rank

And my stature trails its hem above it.

And drags my tail above my worth

في كلِّ بحرٍ عجائبٌ وأنا ال

في كلِّ بحرٍ عجائبٌ وأنا ال

بَحرُ ولكن عجائبي شِعري

بَحرُ ولكن عجائبي شِعري

In every sea are wonders, and I am the

In every sea are wonders, yet I am no sea

sea, and yet my wonders are my poetry.

But my wonders are my poetry