1. تَغَرَّب عَنِ الأَوطانِ في طَلَبِ العُلا

    وَسافِر فَفي الأَسفارِ خَمسُ فَوائِدِ

    Go abroad from your native lands in pursuit of eminence,

    and travel, for journeys offer five benefits:

  2. تَفَرُّجُ هَمٍّ وَاِكتِسابُ مَعيشَةٍ

    وَعِلمٌ وَآدابٌ وَصُحبَةُ ماجِدِ

    relief from worry and earning a livelihood,

    and knowledge, good manners, and the company of a noble man.

  3. وَإِن قيلَ في الأَسفارِ ذُلٌّ وَمِحنَةٌ

    وَقَطعُ الفَيافي وَاِكتِسابُ الشَدائِدِ

    And even if it is said that journeys bring humiliation and hardship,

    crossing deserts and incurring adversities,

  4. فَمَوتُ الفَتى خَيرٌ لَهُ مِن حَياتِهِ

    بِدارِ هَوانٍ بَينَ واشٍ وَحاسِدِ

    then a young man's death is better for him than his life

    in an abode of humiliation, among a slanderer and an envier.