1. The learned man lives on after his death,
Though his limbs are beneath the soil.
١. أخو العلم حيٌّ خالدٌ بعد موته
وأوصاله تحت التراب رميمُ
2. The ignorant is dead whilst he walks on the ground,
Though counted amongst the living, he has no worth.
٢. وذو الجهل ميتٌ وهو ماش على الثرى
يُظنُّ من الأحياء وهو عديمُ
٣.