1. I did not explain its strangeness to you, but
No man is ignorant of strangeness except you.
١. لم أُفسِّرْ غريبها لك لكِنْ
لامرئٍ يجهلُ الغريبَ سواكا
2. Perhaps it will pass before the eye of one
Who has no peer in knowledge like you.
٢. فعساها تَمُرّ بالعينِ ممَّنْ
ليْسَ في العلمِ جارياً مَجْراكا
3. So pardon me while you are praiseworthy,
With all that you extend of your generosity.
٣. فابسُطِ العُذْرَ لي وأنتَ حَمِيدٌ
مع ما أنت باسِطٌ من نداكا
4. You are too lofty to be surpassed in knowledge
Or to be approached by one of extensive knowledge like you.
٤. أنت أعْلى من أن تُفات بعلم
أو يُداني مدى عليمٍ مداكا