1. قدْ كسدَ الشعرُ فيا أهلَهُ

    بشراكمُ إذْ ذاكَ بالعافيهْ

    Poetry has lost its market—so, O its people,

    Glad tidings to you, then, of well-being!

  2. زالَ لباسُ الذلِّ عنكمْ وقدْ

    صرتمْ إلى مرتبةٍ عاليهْ

    The garb of humiliation has fallen from you, and now

    You have attained a lofty rank.

  3. حُقَّ ركوبُ الشّعراءِ الضحى

    في زمرِ الأحزابِ والغاشيهْ

    It is fitting for poets to ride at forenoon,

    Amid bands of factions and followers.