نفسى تقيك ابا الهيذام كل أذى

انى بكل الذى ترضاه لى راضى

My soul yearns to spare you, Abu Al-Heitham, from all harm

Indeed, I am satisfied with all that you wish for me

ما بال جعسك مركوبا على ذكرى

يا أكرم الناس من باق ومن ماضى

Why is it that I see you riding on the back of my memory?

O most generous of all people, past and present

ما كان ايرى فقيها اذ ظفرت به

فكيف ألبسته دنية القاضى

Never did I see a jurist when I gained mastery over him

So why did you clothe him in the robe of a judge?