قد كانَ أعظمَهمْ زهداً وأرفعَهمْ

مجداً وأسهرَهم في العلمِ أجفانا

He was the most ascetic of them and the most glorious,

And the most wakeful in seeking knowledge through the nights.

ما أودعَ اللهُ منْ فضلٍ لوالدِهِ

إلا ونحنُ نراهُ في ابنِهِ الآنا

Whatever excellence God granted to his father,

We now see it in his son.

إني لأُصغِرُ نفسي لازماً أدبي

منْ أنْ أقيمَ على البرهانِ برهانا

I humble myself, adhering to my manners,

Rather than try to improve upon proof with more proof.