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O learned man who is exalted in similes

يا عالما عاملا قد جل تشبيها

1. O learned man who is exalted in similes
Above the full moons, though the stars relate his tale,

١. يا عالماً عاملاً قدْ جلَّ تشبيهاً
عنِ البدورِ وفي العلياءِ يحكيها

2. And o virtuous man whose beginning contains
His end in the way of rectitude and counsel -

٢. وفاضلاً فاضلاً تحوي بدايتُهُ
مِنَ النهايةِ تهذيباً وتنبيها

3. Not what you have debated but all refinement combined,
Not what you have offered but the whole world and what is in it.

٣. لا ما حججتَ بل الآدابُ أجمعُها
وما قدِمْتَ بل الدنيا وما فيها