1. The highest structure is a free soul
Whose conscience is safe from ills

2. And dearer than a million towering castles
Are the bastions of a scholar's aspirations

3. Thus the dignified soul is built
With knowledge, faith and benevolence

4. Verily, I hear every proud inch
Of our elevated land of flags

5. Greeting me a thousand times
With the words of a bold youth

6. The sun has phases, a bright morning
Noon, and its far-reaching sunset

7. And the sun of truth remains radiant
Repelling the army of every darkness

8. How many speakers have faltered in tongue, while their hearts
Seethe with embers of rancor

9. Say what you will of life and its beauty
And the dreams that adorn it

10. For enjoining right is the best gift
Protecting our homes from sins

11. Have you seen one of reason reject a gift
Of mercy, affection and peace?