عَلامَ تَستَصعِبُ الأَمرَ

عَلامَ تَستَصعِبُ الأَمرَ

لا تَرى مِنهُ بُدّا

لا تَرى مِنهُ بُدّا

Why deem the task so difficult,

Why do you find the task difficult,

when you see no way around it?

when you see no escape from it?

بادِر وَخَلِّ الهُوَينى

بادِر وَخَلِّ الهُوَينى

وَجِدَّ كيما تُجَدّا

وَجِدَّ كيما تُجَدّا

Make haste, and put leisurely delay aside;

Hasten, and leave leisurely ease behind;

strive, so that fortune may favor you.

and strive, so that fortune may favor you.

فَلَن تُلاقِيَ جَدّاَ

فَلَن تُلاقِيَ جَدّاَ

حَتّى تُلاقِيَ كَدّا

حَتّى تُلاقِيَ كَدّا

For you will never encounter good fortune

For you will not meet good fortune

until you have encountered toil.

until you meet toil.