1. الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ عَلى ما نَرى

    كُلُّ مَنِ احتيجَ إِلَيهِ زَها

    Praise be to God for what we see.

    Everyone who is needed grows proud.

  2. يا أَيُّها المُبتَكِرُ الرائِحُ الـ

    ـمُشتَغِلُ القَلبِ الطَويلُ العَنا

    O you who set out early and go forth at evening,

    preoccupied at heart and enduring long toil:

  3. نِعمَ الفِراشُ الأَرضُ فَاقنَع بِهِ

    وَكُن عَنِ الشَرِّ قَصيرَ الخُطا

    The earth is an excellent bed, so be content with it.

    And let your steps stop short of evil.

  4. ما أَكرَمَ الصَبرَ وَما أَحسَنَ الـ

    ـصِدقَ وَما أَزيَنَهُ بِالفَتى

    How noble is patience, and how beautiful is

    truthfulness, and how becoming it is in a young man!

  5. الخُرقُ شُؤمٌ وَالتُقى جُنَّةٌ

    وَالرِفقُ يُمنٌ وَالقُنوعُ الغِنى

    Rashness is ill fortune, and piety is a shield.

    And gentleness is good fortune, and contentment is wealth.

  6. نافِس إِذا نافَستَ في حِكمَةٍ

    آخِ إِذا آخَيتَ أَهلُ التُقى

    When you compete, compete in wisdom.

    When you make friends, befriend the pious.

  7. ما خَيرُ مَن لايُرتَجى نَفعُهُ

    يَوماً وَلا يُؤمَنُ مِنهُ الأَذى

    What good is one from whom no benefit is hoped for

    on any day, and from whose harm one is not safe?

  8. وَاللَهُ لِلناسِ بِأَعمالِهِم

    وَكُلُّ ناوٍ فَلَهُ ما نَوى

    And God deals with people according to their deeds.

    And everyone who forms an intention has what he intended.

  9. وَطالِبَ الدُنيا المُسامي بِها

    في فاقَةٍ لَيسَ لَها مُنتَهى

    And the seeker of this world, vying for eminence through it,

    is in need that has no end.