1. شَكَوتُ إِلى وَكيعٍ سوءَ حِفظي

    فَأَرشَدَني إِلى تَركِ المَعاصي

    I complained to Wakīʿ of my poor memory.

    So he guided me to abandon sins.

  2. وَأَخبَرَني بِأَنَّ العِلمَ نورٌ

    وَنورُ اللَهِ لا يُهدى لِعاصي

    And he told me that knowledge is light,

    and God's light is not bestowed upon a sinner.