1. أَرانا مَعشَرَ الشُعَراءِ قَوماً

    بِأَلسُنِنا تَنَعَّمَتِ القُلوبُ

    I see us, the company of poets, as a people

    Through whose tongues hearts have found delight.

  2. إِذا اِنبَعَثَت قَرائِحُنا أَتَينا

    بِأَلفاظٍ تُشَقُّ لَها الجُيوبُ

    When our poetic gifts awaken, we bring

    Words for which the fronts of garments are torn.