تأمَّل بعينك هذا الأنا

تأمَّل بعينك هذا الأنا

م فكن بعض من صانَه عَقلُهُ

م فكن بعض من صانَه عَقلُهُ

Look closely with your own eyes at these people,

Look at yourself with these eyes

then be among those whom their reason protects.

So you can be protected by your rational mind

فحليةُ كُلِّ فتىً فضلُهُ

فحليةُ كُلِّ فتىً فضلُهُ

وقيمةُ كل امرئٍ نبلُهُ

وقيمةُ كل امرئٍ نبلُهُ

For every young man's adornment is his merit,

For the beauty of every young man is his virtue

and every person's worth is their nobility of character.

And the worth of every man is his nobility

فلا تَتَّكل في طلاب العلى

فلا تَتَّكل في طلاب العلى

على نَسَب ثابتٍ أصلُهُ

على نَسَب ثابتٍ أصلُهُ

So do not rely, in seeking eminence,

So do not rely on those who seek the sublime

on a lineage whose roots are firmly established.

On an established lineage and origin

فما من فتى زانه قولُهُ

فما من فتى زانه قولُهُ

بشيءٍ يخالفه فعلُهُ

بشيءٍ يخالفه فعلُهُ

For no young man is adorned by his speech

For no young man is adorned by his words

about anything his deeds contradict.

With something that contradicts his actions