يا سيداً حاز المعا

يا سيداً حاز المعا

لي طولها وعرضها

لي طولها وعرضها

O master who has attained lofty

O master who attained knowledge,

honors in their length and breadth,

In its length and breadth,

لي جبةٌ رفوت من

لي جبةٌ رفوت من

ها البعض إذ لم أرضها

ها البعض إذ لم أرضها

I have a robe; I darned

I have a coat I folded up

part of it, since I was not pleased with it.

When some of it did not please me.

فأعجب لها عتيقة

فأعجب لها عتيقة

دبرت منها بعض

دبرت منها بعض

So marvel at it—old and “emancipated”:

So it amazed me, antique,

I have arranged for part of it to be freed at my death.

I arranged some of it