1. Writing has its own place,
In my eyes of greatest worth.
١. إن الكتابة شأنُها
أعْزِزْ بهِ عندِي وأَعظِمْ
2. Through it the merit of the youth ascends,
And he who masters it is honored and well-received.
٢. يَعلُو بها قَدرُ الفَتَى
وتُعزُّ صاحبهَا وتُكْرمْ
3. Let me enter into this art,
Step by step, O Lord of the Ladder.
٣. ولقَدْ دَخَلْنَا لِلصّنَاعةَِ
من قريبٍ ربِّ سلَّمْ