بَقينا في بَهائِم راتِعات

بَقينا في بَهائِم راتِعات

تَجولُ ولا اِلى عَقل تَؤول

تَجولُ ولا اِلى عَقل تَؤول

We have remained among grazing beasts;

We remained among grazing beasts

They roam, yet never turn to reason.

Wandering, with no inclination towards reason

فَإِن حَدَثَت عَن سَمعِكَ وَبقل

فَإِن حَدَثَت عَن سَمعِكَ وَبقل

فَأَنتَ لَدَيهِم رَجل نَبيل

فَأَنتَ لَدَيهِم رَجل نَبيل

So if you speak of your hearing and greens,

So if you speak of what you've heard and seen

Then, to them, you are a noble man.

To them you're a noble man

وَإِن حَدَثت عَن اِبوابِ عِلم

وَإِن حَدَثت عَن اِبوابِ عِلم

فَأَنتَ لَدَيهِم فَدم ثَقيل

فَأَنتَ لَدَيهِم فَدم ثَقيل

And if you speak of the doors of knowledge,

And if you speak of the gates of knowledge

Then, to them, you are a tiresome dullard.

To them you're an insufferable bore