أأصحابَ نا يا صاحِبَ الأدباءِ

أأصحابَ نا يا صاحِبَ الأدباءِ

ويا نخبة الكُتّابِ والشُّعراءِ

ويا نخبة الكُتّابِ والشُّعراءِ

O our companions, O companion of the men of letters,

O our companions, O companion of the cultured,

And O finest of writers and poets,

And O elite of writers and poets,

لأعطيتُكُم فَصلَ الخطابِ وَوَصلَهُ

لأعطيتُكُم فَصلَ الخطابِ وَوَصلَهُ

فيعجزُ عنكُم واصلُ بن عَطاءِ

فيعجزُ عنكُم واصلُ بن عَطاءِ

I would have granted you decisive speech and its connected flow,

I would have given you the introduction and connection of discourse,

So Wasil ibn Ata would be no match for you.

But Wasel ibn Ataa is at a loss before you.