1. O you who has ascended in knowledge
How have you attained it, teach me
١. أيا من قد سَما عِلماً
بم استنبطتُهُ عُلّم
2. Answer me, who can speak like me
In my defense, against the one who claims knowledge
٢. أَجِب ما مثلُ قولي في
حِجايَ لَمن حَكَى عَلِّم