وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُوَطِّنُ نَفسَهُ

وَلا خَيرَ فيمَن لا يُوَطِّنُ نَفسَهُ

عَلى نائِباتِ الدَهرِ حينَ تَنوبُ

عَلى نائِباتِ الدَهرِ حينَ تَنوبُ

And there is no good in one who does not prepare himself

No good is he who does not make his soul

for the calamities of time when they befall.

Ready to meet the calamities of time