1. Knowledge and forbearance are two robes
They are beauty for people when together
١. العِلمُ والحِلمُ حُلَّتَانِ هُمَا
للخَلقِ زَينٌ إذا هُمَا اجتَمَعا
2. Two companions whose beauty is not complete
Except by joining this and that together
٢. صِنوان لا يستقيمُ حُسنُهما
إلا بجمعٍ لذا وذاك معا
3. How many an outcast knowledge raised up
And forbearance brought supreme status
٣. كم مِن وَضِيعٍ سَما به العِل
مُ والحلمُ فُنال العَلاءَ وارتفَعَا
4. And many a highborn one they brought down
When he neglected them, losing all stature
٤. ومِن رفيع البِنَا أضاعهما
أهمَلَهُ ما أضَاعَ فاتَّضَعَا