1. At Ibn Mas'ud's, souls prospered, made happy
By loving him, though falsehoods attack him constantly.
١. عِنْدَ ابْنِ مَسْعُودِ طَابَتْ أَنْفُسٌ سَعِدَتْ
بِحُبِّهِ فَسَلَتْ عَنْهَا الأَبَاطِيلُ
2. He who is nurtured by wisdom's cup will not care
For ignorant censure, however loud its clamor be.
٢. وَمَنْ يُعَلُّ بِكَأْسِ الرُّشْدِ لَيْسَ لَهُ
عَمَّا حَوَى مِنْ حِيَاضِ الْفَضْلِ تَهْلِيلُ