خذ ما استوى لك من زمانك

خذ ما استوى لك من زمانك

واثبت لدهرك في مكانك

واثبت لدهرك في مكانك

Take what your time readily affords you.

Take what is worthy of your time,

And stand firm in your place against your time.

And stand firm in your place and time.

لا تجزعنّ لريبه

لا تجزعنّ لريبه

ولصرفه في كل شأنك

ولصرفه في كل شأنك

Do not be dismayed by its misfortunes,

Do not grieve for its uncertainty,

Nor by its reversals in all your affairs.

Or its changes in all your affairs.

واعلم بأنّك سالكٌ

واعلم بأنّك سالكٌ

سبل المقصّرعن رهانك

سبل المقصّرعن رهانك

And know that you are treading

Know that you walk

The paths of one who falls behind in your race.

The paths of those fallen short of your goal.

ما شكّ خلق في القنا

ما شكّ خلق في القنا

والخلف فيما بعد ذانك

والخلف فيما بعد ذانك

No creature has doubted the spears,

No one doubts the creation of the reed pipe,

And disagreement concerns what follows those two.

Or what comes after your time.