1. Enlighten me, for your knowledge is admirable,
And your sea of knowledge has no ebb.
١. أَفِدني فَعِلمُكَ مُستَظرَفُ
وَبَحرُكَ في العِلمِ لا يُنزَفُ
2. One like you enriches those who ask,
While one like me is enriched.
٢. فَمِثلُكَ مَن يُتحِفُ السائِلين
وَمِثلِيَ بِالعِلمِ مَن يُتحَفُ
3. Indeed, I have heard your virtues described,
And your merit surpasses all description.
٣. لَقَد كُنتُ أَسمَعُ فيكَ الصِفاتِ
وَفَضلُكَ فَوقَ الَّذي يوصَفُ