1. If you want to overpower your enemy,
And kill him with grief and burn him with worry,
١. إذا شِئتَ أن تَلقى عدوَّكَ راغِماً
وتَقتُلَه غمّاً وتُحرِقَهُ هَمّاً
2. Then seek the heights of knowledge and learn more,
For he who increases his knowledge increases his envier's sorrow.
٢. فسامِ للعُلى وازدَد منَ العلمِ إنّهُ
منِ ازداد عِلماً زادَ حاسدَهُ غَمّاً