وسيّدٍ تاهَ بهِ عَصرُهُ

والعَصرُ بالسيّدِ تَيّاهُ

A master lost in the folly of his age,

And the age lost in the master's folly.

أعطاهُ ربُّ العرشِ في فضلهِ

والرّبُّ لا تُحصى عطاياهُ

The Lord of the Throne granted him favor,

And the Lord's favors cannot be counted.

آياتُ عِلمٍ قد حباهُ بها

يا حُسنَ ما آيٍ حبا اللَه

He endowed him with signs of knowledge,

O, the beauty of the signs God granted!

كم ميتِ جهلٍ أمّهُ عِلمُهُ

في حُفرةِ الجهلِ فأحياهُ

How many dead in ignorance his knowledge revived,

Bringing them out of the pit of ignorance.

وذي عَمىً كحّلهُ فضلُهُ

مِن كَمهِ الشّكِّ فأبراهُ

And how many blind in confusion his grace cured,

Freeing them from the shackles of doubt.

ومُقعَدِ الأهواءِ مَسجُونِها

أقامهُ منها وخَلاهُ

And how many, imprisoned by their whims,

He stood up and freed.

فهو مسيحُ العلمِ في وقتهِ

مُشتقّةٌ منه سَجاياهُ

He is the Messiah of knowledge in his time,

His qualities derived from it.