أيا قد سَما فَهماً

أيا قد سَما فَهماً

فلا قبلاً ولا عِقبا

فلا قبلاً ولا عِقبا

O you who have soared in understanding,

O you whose understanding ascended loftily,

So neither before nor afterward.

With no before nor after,

أَجِب ما مثلُ اقوالي

أَجِب ما مثلُ اقوالي

لمن حاجَى عِدَن حُقبا

لمن حاجَى عِدَن حُقبا

Answer: what is like my sayings

Answer my words with the like,

For one who challenged Aden [?] with riddles for ages?

For one who disputed Iden for ages.