العِلمُ مَغرَسُ كُلِّ فَخرٍ فَاِفتَخِر

العِلمُ مَغرَسُ كُلِّ فَخرٍ فَاِفتَخِر

وَاِحذَر يَفوتُكَ فَخرُ ذاكَ المَغرَسِ

وَاِحذَر يَفوتُكَ فَخرُ ذاكَ المَغرَسِ

Knowledge is the seedbed of all glory, so take pride.

Knowledge is the root of all pride, so take pride in it

And beware lest the glory of that seedbed elude you.

And beware lest the pride of that root escape you

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّ العِلمَ لَيسَ يَنالُهُ

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّ العِلمَ لَيسَ يَنالُهُ

مَن هَمُّهُ في مَطعَمٍ أَو مَلبَسِ

مَن هَمُّهُ في مَطعَمٍ أَو مَلبَسِ

And know that knowledge is not attained

And know that knowledge is not attained

By one whose concern is food or clothing.

By one whose concern is food or clothes

لا أَخو العِلمِ الَذي يُعنى بِهِ

لا أَخو العِلمِ الَذي يُعنى بِهِ

في حالَتَيهِ عارِيا أَو مُكتَسي

في حالَتَيهِ عارِيا أَو مُكتَسي

Not so the companion of knowledge, who devotes himself to it

No friend of knowledge is one who busies himself with it

In both his states, naked or clothed.

Whether destitute or well dressed

فَاِجعَل لِنَفسِكَ مِنهُ حَظّاً وافِراً

فَاِجعَل لِنَفسِكَ مِنهُ حَظّاً وافِراً

وَاِهجُر لَهُ طيبَ الرُقادِ وَعَبسِ

وَاِهجُر لَهُ طيبَ الرُقادِ وَعَبسِ

So give yourself an ample share of it,

So make for yourself a goodly share of it

And for its sake forsake the sweetness of sleep, and frown.

And neglect for it the comfort of sleep and gloom

فَلَعَلَّ يَوماً حَضَرتَ بِمَجلِسٍ

فَلَعَلَّ يَوماً حَضَرتَ بِمَجلِسٍ

كُنتَ الرَئيسَ وَفَخرَ ذاكَ المَجلِسِ

كُنتَ الرَئيسَ وَفَخرَ ذاكَ المَجلِسِ

So perhaps one day, when you attend a gathering,

Perhaps one day you will attend a gathering

You will be the leader and the pride of that gathering.

Where you are the chief and pride of that gathering