ثلاثَ سنينٍ مَكثتُ بها
حريصاً على العِلمِ مُنتَبِها
For three years I lived there
Eager for knowledge, awake
على كلِّ ما قد دَرَستُ ومَا
بِغَيرِه لي كَان مُشتَبِها
To all that I had studied and what
To me without it was obscure
ثلاثَ سنينٍ مَكثتُ بها
حريصاً على العِلمِ مُنتَبِها
For three years I lived there
Eager for knowledge, awake
على كلِّ ما قد دَرَستُ ومَا
بِغَيرِه لي كَان مُشتَبِها
To all that I had studied and what
To me without it was obscure