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Remember and do not forget, for if you do not remember

احفظ ولا تنس فإن لم تكن

1. Remember and do not forget, for if you do not remember
Then increase your desire for seeking knowledge

١. احفَظْ ولا تَنْسَ فإنْ لم تَكُنْ
تَحفظُ فازْدَدْ رغبةً في الطَّلَبْ

2. For an ignorant seeker, despite his ignorance
Is better than one with intelligence who does not seek

٢. فالطالبُ الأَبْلهُ مَعْ ما به
أفضلُ من ذي فِطْنٍة م طَلَب

3. How many observers went astray without experience
Yet a blind man guided them, for he was well-versed

٣. كم ناظر ضَلَّ بلا دُرْبَةٍ
فدَلَّه الأعمى الذي قد دَرِب

4. One with intelligence was deluded by his understanding
His ambition in striving was thus diminished

٤. وذي ذكاءٍ غرَّه فهمُه
فقَصَّرت همتُه في الدَّأَب

5. Relying on his intelligence to attain knowledge
Whenever he chooses to seek

٥. مُتَّكِلا أنَّ له فِطْنةً
تُنِيله العلمَ متى ما طَلَب

6. And he was deluded by procrastination until he became
Devoid of merit, for the cause of deficiency

٦. وغَرَّه التَّسْوِيفُ حتى غَدا
ما فيه من فَضْلٍ لنقصٍ سَبَب