Types Of Ignorance

The famous poet Abu Qasim al-Aamidi said:

جَهِلْتَ ولم تعلـمُ بأنـكَ جاهلٌ
فمَن لي بأنْ تدري بأنكَ لا تدري
ومن أعجب الأشياءِ أنكَ لا تدري
وأنـكَ لا تـدري بأنكَ لا تدري

TRANSLATION:

‘You are ignorant and you don’t KNOW that you are ignorant;
so how can I make you KNOW that you don’t KNOW?
the surprising thing is that you don’t KNOW,
while you don’t KNOW, that, you don’t KNOW.’

TRANSLITERATION:

‘jahilta wa lam ta’alam bi annaka jaahilun
fa man li bi an tadri bi annaka laa tadri?
wa min a’ajabi’l ashyaayi annaka laa tadri
wa annaka laa tadri bi annaka laa tadri’

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