عذراًpardon لجاجتيmy importunity المهديthe one offering a gift لأنعمكمfor your favors
عذراً لجاجتي المهدي لأنعمكم
ياO خجلتيmy shame منهbecause of it فيin سرٍّprivate وفيand in علنpublic
يا خجلتي منه في سرٍّ وفي علن
Forgive my importunity as I offer a gift in return for your favors.
How ashamed I am of it, in private and in public!
لكلfor every قاصرdeficient علمknowledge عنهabout it لمحتهI glimpsed him
لكل قاصر علم عنه لمحته
رأيٌjudgment يفرقdistinguishes بينbetween الماءwater واللبنand milk
رأيٌ يفرق بين الماء واللبن
Each person I have glimpsed whose knowledge of it is scant
Has judgment that distinguishes between water and milk.
Sol 6.1