صَموتٌ وَقَوّالٌ فَلِلحِلمِ صَمتُهُ

صَموتٌ وَقَوّالٌ فَلِلحِلمِ صَمتُهُ

وَبِالعِلمِ يَجلو الشَكَّ مَنطِقُهُ الفَصلُ

وَبِالعِلمِ يَجلو الشَكَّ مَنطِقُهُ الفَصلُ

Often silent and often speaking—his silence springs from forbearance;

Wise silence and foolish talk, so for wisdom is its silence,

And with knowledge his decisive speech dispels doubt.

And with knowledge the doubt becomes clear in its decisive speech.

فَتىً لَم يَدَع رُشداً وَلَم يَأَتِ مُنكَراً

فَتىً لَم يَدَع رُشداً وَلَم يَأَتِ مُنكَراً

وَلم يَدرِ مِن فَضلِ السَماحَةِ ما البُخلُ

وَلم يَدرِ مِن فَضلِ السَماحَةِ ما البُخلُ

A young man who has never forsaken right conduct or committed a wrong,

A young man who left no maturity unlearnt, committed no wrong,

And, from his abundant generosity, has never known what stinginess is.

And knew nothing of the bounty of generosity but giving fully.

بِهِ أَنجَبَت لِلبَدرِ شَمسٌ مُنيرَةٌ

بِهِ أَنجَبَت لِلبَدرِ شَمسٌ مُنيرَةٌ

مُبارَكَةٌ يَنمي بِها الفَرعُ وَالأَصلُ

مُبارَكَةٌ يَنمي بِها الفَرعُ وَالأَصلُ

In him, a radiant sun bore the full moon a noble son,

Through him the full moon gained a shining sun,

Blessed, through her the branch and the root flourish.

Blessed, by which branch and root prosper.

إِذا كانَ نَجلُ الفَحلِ بَينَ نَجيبَةٍ

إِذا كانَ نَجلُ الفَحلِ بَينَ نَجيبَةٍ

وَبَينَ هِجانٍ مُنجِبٍ كَرُمَ النَجلُ

وَبَينَ هِجانٍ مُنجِبٍ كَرُمَ النَجلُ

When a sire's offspring is born of a well-bred female

When the son of the stallion is between a noble dam,

And a purebred male who begets noble offspring, the offspring is noble.

And between a pedigreed sire, the son is generous.