"We turned out to be like students"

Maymun Ibn Mahraan said:

أتينا عمر بن عبد العزيز ، ونحن نرى أنه يحتاج إلينا ، فما كنا معه إلا تلامذة

ENGLISH:

"We went to Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz thinking he was in need of us; but we turned out to be like students in his comparison!"

NEDERLANDS:

"Wij gingen naar 'Umar 'Abdel 'Aziez denkend dat hij ons nodig heeft. Daarna bleek dat wij naast hem leerlingen zijn".

["Sieratu wa manaaqibu 'Umar", 25].