عجبتُ لمن قد كان عينَ هويتي

ويشهد لي بالنقص عينُ مزيدي

I wonder at one who was the eye of my identity

And the eye of my increase bears witness to my deficiency

فما أدري ما هذا ولستُ بجاهل

وقد عرفتني بالأمور حدودي

So I know not what this is, and I am not ignorant

For you have made known to me the limits of my affairs