قالوا الفعيلُ وإن تَبَيَّنَ غَيُّهُ

قالوا الفعيلُ وإن تَبَيَّنَ غَيُّهُ

للعالمين وغاب عنهم رُشدُهُ

للعالمين وغاب عنهم رُشدُهُ

They said, “The fellow, though his folly is plain

to everyone and his good sense is hidden from them,

يَمشي وفي يده كِتابٌ قَلَّما

يَمشي وفي يده كِتابٌ قَلَّما

عَلِم امرؤٌ في جهله ما قَصدُهُ

عَلِم امرؤٌ في جهله ما قَصدُهُ

walks with a book in his hand; seldom

does anyone know what he intends in his ignorance.”

فأجبتهم لا تعجبوا من فعلهِ

فأجبتهم لا تعجبوا من فعلهِ

فأبوهُ من أهلِ الكتاب وجَدُّه

فأبوهُ من أهلِ الكتاب وجَدُّه

So I answered them, “Do not marvel at his action:

for his father is of the People of the Book, and so is his grandfather.”