1. يَقُلُونَ هَذا عالِمُ الْمِصْرِ والذي

    يَحُلُّ عِقالَ الْمُشْكِلاتِ البَوارِكِ

    They say, “This is the city's scholar, and the one who

    unties the hobble of kneeling problems.”

  2. فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ هذَا كَبِيرُ كِلابِها

    لَهُ نَبَحاتٌ عِنْدَ كُلِّ الْمَدارِكِ

    So I said to them, “This is the chief of its dogs;

    he barks at every avenue of understanding.”

  3. فَيا لَيْتَ شِعْرِي ما أنا عِنْدَ خالِقي

    وَهَلْ أنا نَاجٍ بَعْدَ تلكَ المعَارِكِ

    So, would that I knew what I am in my Creator's sight,

    and whether I shall be saved after those battles.