1. إِذا جِلت فِكراً في العُلومِ عَويصِها

    وَمادَت بِيَ الأَفراحُ كُلِّ مُميدِ

    When I roam in thought through the intricacies of the sciences,

    And joys set me swaying in every way,

  2. تَصاغَرَتِ الدُنيا لَديَّ وَأَهلُها

    وَجِئتُ بِما يَشفي غَليلَ مُريدِ

    The world and its people grow small in my eyes,

    And I bring what quenches a seeker's burning thirst,

  3. وَنِلتُ لَذيذَ العِلمِ بِالذَوقِ وَحدَهُ

    وَكُلّ لَذيذٍ غَيرُهُ كَهَبيدِ

    And I attain the sweetness of knowledge through taste alone,

    And every other delight is like bitter colocynth seeds.