Arabic (Original)
668/865 عن عبد الله بن عمرو قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" الشعر بمنزلة الكلام، حسنه كحسن الكلام، وقبيحه كقبيح الكلام".
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Amr said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Poetry is like speech: its good is like good speech, and its bad is like bad speech.'