العالِمُ العاقِلُ اِبنُ نَفسِهِ

العالِمُ العاقِلُ اِبنُ نَفسِهِ

أَغناهُ جِنسُ عِلمِهِ عَن جِنسِهِ

أَغناهُ جِنسُ عِلمِهِ عَن جِنسِهِ

The learned, wise man is his own son.

The wise scholar is self-reliant

His stock of learning frees him from reliance on his family stock.

His knowledge has made him independent of his lineage

كُن اِبنَ مَن شِئتَ وَكُن مُؤَدَّباً

كُن اِبنَ مَن شِئتَ وَكُن مُؤَدَّباً

فَإِنَّما المَرءُ بِفَضلِ كَيسِهِ

فَإِنَّما المَرءُ بِفَضلِ كَيسِهِ

Be the son of whomever you wish, and be cultivated,

Be whoever's son you want, just be well-mannered

for a man's worth lies only in the excellence of his discernment.

For a man is only valued for his own merit

وَلَيسَ مَن تُكرِمُهُ لِغَيرِهِ

وَلَيسَ مَن تُكرِمُهُ لِغَيرِهِ

مِثلَ الَّذي تُكرِمُهُ لِنَفسِهِ

مِثلَ الَّذي تُكرِمُهُ لِنَفسِهِ

And one whom you honor for another's sake is not

And he who is honored for another's sake

like one whom you honor for his own sake.

Is not like one honored for his own sake