1. I filled the hearts and eyes of my children
With longing, though they were already filled with yearning.
١. أشبعت أكباد أولادي وأعينهم
من الشوا ولقد كانوا ذوي قرم
2. So much so that our neighbors envied us
And it was said: Good tidings to you, O neighbors of knowledge.
٢. حتَّى لقد حسدوا جيران بابكمُ
وقيل بشراكُم يا جيرة العلم