وغَايَةُ ما حَصَّلْتُهُ منْ مَبَاحِثي

وغَايَةُ ما حَصَّلْتُهُ منْ مَبَاحِثي

ومِنْ نَظَري مِنْ بَعْدِ طُولِ التَّدَبُّرِ

ومِنْ نَظَري مِنْ بَعْدِ طُولِ التَّدَبُّرِ

And the utmost I have gained from my inquiries

And the extent of what I have gained from my debates

and from my reflection, after long contemplation,

And from my contemplation after lengthy deliberation

هُوَ الْوَقْف ما بَيْن الطّريقَيْن حيرَةً

هُوَ الْوَقْف ما بَيْن الطّريقَيْن حيرَةً

فما عِلْمُ مَنْ لَمْ يَلْقَ غَيْرَ التّحَيُّرِ

فما عِلْمُ مَنْ لَمْ يَلْقَ غَيْرَ التّحَيُّرِ

is to halt between the two paths in bewilderment.

Is but to stop perplexed between the two paths

What knowledge, then, has one who has found nothing but perplexity?

So what knowledge has one who found naught but confusion?

عَلَى أَنّني قَدْ خُضْتُ مِنْهُ غِمارَهُ

عَلَى أَنّني قَدْ خُضْتُ مِنْهُ غِمارَهُ

وما قَنَعَتْ نَفْسي بدُونِ التَّبَحُّرِ

وما قَنَعَتْ نَفْسي بدُونِ التَّبَحُّرِ

Yet I have indeed plunged into its depths,

Yet verily I have plunged into its deep darkness

and my soul would settle for nothing less than plumbing the depths.

And my soul did not content itself save with diving in