أياO قدindeed سَماrose high فَهماًin understanding
أيا قد سَما فَهماً
فلاso not قبلاًbefore ولاnor عِقباafterward
فلا قبلاً ولا عِقبا
O you who have soared in understanding,
O you whose understanding ascended loftily,
So neither before nor afterward.
With no before nor after,
أَجِبanswer ماwhat مثلُthe like of اقواليmy sayings
أَجِب ما مثلُ اقوالي
لمنfor whoever حاجَىchallenged with riddles عِدَنAden (uncertain reading) حُقباages
لمن حاجَى عِدَن حُقبا
Answer: what is like my sayings
Answer my words with the like,
For one who challenged Aden [?] with riddles for ages?
For one who disputed Iden for ages.
Sol 6.1