1. Who has seen Time as a child standing atop his pulpit
Disputing, the elders told me never
١. من ذا رأى الدهرَ طفلاً فوق منبرِهِ
محاوراً قالتِ الأشياخُ لي قَطُّ
2. Watering for him a temple whose origin he grasped
Gazing, yet its consequences eluded his reach
٢. سَقياً له هيكلاً قد حاز مبدؤُه
مناظراً وحوى عُقباهُ من يسطو
3. But vast is the difference between a slave with honor
And his master, and truth cannot err
٣. لكن شتان بين العبد في شرفٍ
وبين سيده والحقُّ لا يخطو
4. A Lord appeared amidst people in a fleeting body
Above a pulpit of pardon, so wrath vanished
٤. ربٌّ بدا بين خلقٍ في ذَرا جسدٍ
من فوق منبر عفوٍ فاختفى السخط
5. Solomon gained from Him an inspiration fulfilled
And Aristotle attained knowledge from His sagacity
٥. حوى سليمان منه حمةً كمُلت
وفاز بالعلم من جدواه آرسطو