ما ضَرَّ جَهلُ الجاهِلي

نَ وَلا اِنتَفَعتُ أَنا بِحِذقي

The ignorance of the ignorant does not harm me,

Nor have I benefited from my own skill.

وَزِيادَتي في الحَذقِ فَه

يَ زِيادَةٌ في نَقصِ رِزقي

And my increase in skill is nothing

But an increase in the decrease of my sustenance.