أَفِدني فَعِلمُكَ مُستَظرَفُ

أَفِدني فَعِلمُكَ مُستَظرَفُ

وَبَحرُكَ في العِلمِ لا يُنزَفُ

وَبَحرُكَ في العِلمِ لا يُنزَفُ

Enlighten me, for your knowledge is delightful.

Enlighten me, for your knowledge is admirable,

And your ocean of knowledge cannot be drained.

And your sea of knowledge has no ebb.

فَمِثلُكَ مَن يُتحِفُ السائِلين

فَمِثلُكَ مَن يُتحِفُ السائِلين

وَمِثلِيَ بِالعِلمِ مَن يُتحَفُ

وَمِثلِيَ بِالعِلمِ مَن يُتحَفُ

For one like you bestows gifts on those who ask.

One like you enriches those who ask,

And one like me receives knowledge as a gift.

While one like me is enriched.

لَقَد كُنتُ أَسمَعُ فيكَ الصِفاتِ

لَقَد كُنتُ أَسمَعُ فيكَ الصِفاتِ

وَفَضلُكَ فَوقَ الَّذي يوصَفُ

وَفَضلُكَ فَوقَ الَّذي يوصَفُ

Indeed, I had heard of your qualities.

Indeed, I have heard your virtues described,

Yet your excellence surpasses what is described.

And your merit surpasses all description.