قلْ لأهلِ الجاهِ مهما

قلْ لأهلِ الجاهِ مهما

رمتُمْ عزاً وطاعَهْ

رمتُمْ عزاً وطاعَهْ

Tell those of high standing: whenever

Say to the people of vanity, however much

you seek honor and obedience,

You have flung honor and obedience,

لا تهينوا أهلَ علمٍ

لا تهينوا أهلَ علمٍ

فإذا همْ سمُّ ساعَهْ

فإذا همْ سمُّ ساعَهْ

do not humiliate people of learning,

Do not belittle the people of knowledge,

for behold, they are swift-acting poison.

For when they pass, it is a loss of the hour.