لُغَى حَسَّانَ لَم تَكُ لِلنَّبِيهِ

لُغَى حَسَّانَ لَم تَكُ لِلنَّبِيهِ

بِلاَئِقَةٍ ولَم تَكُ تَطَّبِيهِ

بِلاَئِقَةٍ ولَم تَكُ تَطَّبِيهِ

For the discerning man, Hassān's dialects were not

The poetry of Hassaan was not suitable for the Prophet

fitting, nor did they entice him.

Nor was it his glorification

فَحَىَّ عَلَى القَرِيضِ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ

فَحَىَّ عَلَى القَرِيضِ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ

مَجَالاً لِلزَّوَايَا تَقتَفِيهِ

مَجَالاً لِلزَّوَايَا تَقتَفِيهِ

So come to poetry, for within it

So he turned to versifying, for in it

is a field for the Zawāyā that you may pursue.

There is space for intentions to pursue

ولَيسَ المَرءُ إِن يَكُ قَاصِراً عَن

ولَيسَ المَرءُ إِن يَكُ قَاصِراً عَن

طِبَاعِ أبِيهِ ِإلاَّ كَالسَّفِيهِ

طِبَاعِ أبِيهِ ِإلاَّ كَالسَّفِيهِ

And a man, if he falls short of

A man is not deficient if

his father's qualities, is no different from a fool.

His nature differs from his father's, but foolish