1. The seeker of knowledge will never attain my heights
How could he when my beginnings surpass the utmost goals?
١. لا يبلغُ طالِبُ العلا مَرقاتي
أَنّى وَبِدايَتي مَدى الغاياتِ
2. I have given to knowledge, by my life, the choicest parts
That time has not yet brought, nor will it ever bring
٢. عاطَيتُ من العِلمِ لَعَمري نُخبَاً
لَم يأَتي بِها الدَورُ وَلا إِن ياتي