لم أُفسِّرْ غريبها لك لكِنْ

لم أُفسِّرْ غريبها لك لكِنْ

لامرئٍ يجهلُ الغريبَ سواكا

لامرئٍ يجهلُ الغريبَ سواكا

I did not explain its obscure words for you, but

I did not explain its strangeness to you, but

for a man other than you who does not know such words.

No man is ignorant of strangeness except you.

فعساها تَمُرّ بالعينِ ممَّنْ

فعساها تَمُرّ بالعينِ ممَّنْ

ليْسَ في العلمِ جارياً مَجْراكا

ليْسَ في العلمِ جارياً مَجْراكا

For perhaps it will pass before the eye of someone who

Perhaps it will pass before the eye of one

does not follow your course in learning.

Who has no peer in knowledge like you.

فابسُطِ العُذْرَ لي وأنتَ حَمِيدٌ

فابسُطِ العُذْرَ لي وأنتَ حَمِيدٌ

مع ما أنت باسِطٌ من نداكا

مع ما أنت باسِطٌ من نداكا

So grant me pardon, praiseworthy as you are,

So pardon me while you are praiseworthy,

along with the bounty you bestow.

With all that you extend of your generosity.

أنت أعْلى من أن تُفات بعلم

أنت أعْلى من أن تُفات بعلم

أو يُداني مدى عليمٍ مداكا

أو يُداني مدى عليمٍ مداكا

You are too exalted to be surpassed in knowledge,

You are too lofty to be surpassed in knowledge

or for a learned man's reach to approach your own.

Or to be approached by one of extensive knowledge like you.