كمْ مدّعٍ فضلَ عِلمٍ

وعِلمُهُ علمُ سَقْطِ

How many a boaster claims knowledge

Yet his knowledge is faulty

فتارةٍ لم يصيبَن

وَتارَةً كانَ يُخطي

At times he misses the mark

At others he goes astray