أَفِدني فَعِلمُكَ مُستَظرَفُ

وَبَحرُكَ في العِلمِ لا يُنزَفُ

Enlighten me, for your knowledge is admirable,

And your sea of knowledge has no ebb.

فَمِثلُكَ مَن يُتحِفُ السائِلين

وَمِثلِيَ بِالعِلمِ مَن يُتحَفُ

One like you enriches those who ask,

While one like me is enriched.

لَقَد كُنتُ أَسمَعُ فيكَ الصِفاتِ

وَفَضلُكَ فَوقَ الَّذي يوصَفُ

Indeed, I have heard your virtues described,

And your merit surpasses all description.