يقولونthey say لىto me أصبحتyou have become فىin العلمlearning واحداunrivaled
يقولون لى أصبحت فى العلم واحدا
وفيand in الشعرpoetry والادابand letters مالكyou have no ثانىequal
وفي الشعر والاداب مالك ثانى
They tell me, “You have become unrivaled in learning,
and in poetry and letters you have no equal.”
فقلتso I said صدقتمyou speak the truth أيهاO الناسpeople اننىindeed I
فقلت صدقتم أيها الناس اننى
كذاكso ولكنbut فىin حرcunt of امmother of زمانىmy era
كذاك ولكن فى حر ام زمانى
So I said, “You speak truly, O people: I am
indeed so—but in the cunt of my era’s mother.”
Sol 6.1