1. You claimed, Abu Sahl, that you have mastered
Various disciplines, as an old man might.
١. زعمتَ أبا سهلٍ بأنَّك جامعٌ
ضروباً من الآداب يجمعها الكَهلُ
2. Yet what merit lies in truth-telling, you ask,
For one with knowledge, but devoid of wit?
٢. وَهَبكَ تقولُ الحقَّ أي فضيلةٍ
تكون لذي عِلمٍ وليس له عَقلُ