أياO منwho قدindeed سَماexcelled عِلماًin knowledge
أيا من قد سَما عِلماً
بمby what means استنبطتُهُI deduced it عُلّمwas taught
بم استنبطتُهُ عُلّم
O you who have excelled in knowledge,
O you who has ascended in knowledge
He was taught how I deduced it.
How have you attained it, teach me
أَجِبanswer ماwhat مثلُthe like of قوليmy saying فيin
أَجِب ما مثلُ قولي في
حِجايَmy understanding لَمنto whoever حَكَىsaid عَلِّمteach
حِجايَ لَمن حَكَى عَلِّم
Answer: what is like my saying, in
Answer me, who can speak like me
my understanding, to whoever said, “Teach”?
In my defense, against the one who claims knowledge