فررتُكَ يا جَذَعاً يسنُّه

من العلم عن مُصْعَبٍ بازلِ

I examined your teeth, O young camel—made older

by learning than a full-toothed, unbroken sire.

حَلَلْتَ من العلم في ذِرْوةٍ

مَحلَّ السنام من الكاهلِ

You have taken your place at knowledge’s summit,

where the hump rests upon the withers.