1. يَا بَنِي الْعِلْمَ وَالفَضِيلَةَ جِدُّوا

    كُلُّ كَدٍّ فِيهِ فِلاحٌ فَكُدوا

    O sons of knowledge and virtue, strive diligently!

    Every toil holds success, so toil!

  2. إِنَّما الْفَوْزُ لِلْمجِدِّينَ وَعْدُ

    أُطْلُبوا الْعِلْمَ لاَ تَمَلُّوا طِلاَبَا

    Triumph is promised only to the diligent.

    Seek knowledge; never tire of seeking it.

  3. لاَ تَكِلُّوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ صِعَابَا

    أَيُّ ذُلٍّ لِمُقَدَّمٍ يَرْتَدُّ

    Do not falter when you encounter hardships.

    What disgrace for one at the forefront to retreat!

  4. وَابْتَغُوا بِالْفَضِيلَةِ التَّقْوِيمَا

    فَهْيَ وَالْعَلْمُ لَمْ يَزَالاَ قَدِيمَا

    And seek uprightness through virtue;

    For it and knowledge have long served

  5. لِلْمَعَالِي عَتَادُ مَنْ يَعْتَدُّ

    ذَلِكُمْ مَا تَقُولُهُ لِبَنِيهَا

    As equipment for those preparing for lofty heights.

    That is what it tells its sons,

  6. هَذِهِ الدَّارُ بَارَكَ اللّهُ فِيهَا

    وَالْهُدَى فِي شِعَارِهَا وَالرُّشْدُ

    This house—may God bless it—

    And guidance and sound judgment dwell in its motto.

  7. فَخُذُوا مِنْ ذَاكَ الشِّعارِ حلاَكُمْ

    وَأَبِينُوا آثَارَهُ فِي علاَكُمْ

    So take your adornments from that motto,

    And show its effects in your greatness;

  8. كُلُّ نُبْلٍ مِنْ نُبْلِهِ مسْتَمَدٌّ

    إِنَّما الْعِلْمُ وَالفَضِيلَةُ نُورٌ

    Every noble quality is drawn from its nobility.

    Knowledge and virtue are but light,

  9. وَرَجَاءٌ وَرَحْمُةٌ وَسرورُ

    وَحَيَاةٌ فَوْقَ الْحَيَاةِ وَمَجْدُ

    And hope and mercy and joy,

    And life above life, and glory.

  10. وَاذْكُرُوا مَا حَيِيتُمْ خَيْرَ ذِكْرَى

    فَضْلِ هَذَا الْحِمَى وَفَاءً وَشُكْرَا

    And remember, as long as you live, with fondest remembrance,

    The bounty of this sanctuary, in loyalty and gratitude.

  11. إِنَّ عَهْدَ التَّثقِفِ نِعْمَ الْعَهْدُ

    فَاحْفَظُوهُ وَرَتِّلوهُ نَشِيدَا

    Indeed, the time of learning is a splendid time;

    So treasure it, and chant it as a hymn,

  12. وَأَعِيدُوا آيَاتِهِ تَرْدِيدَا

    بِقُلُوبٍ تُوحِي وَلْسْنٍ تَشْدو

    And repeat its verses again and again,

    With inspiring hearts and singing tongues:

  13. رَبُّنا أًعْلَى فِي البِلاَدِ مَنَارَا

    بَطْرِيَركِيَّة نَمَتْنَا صِغَارَا

    Our Lord raised a beacon in the land:

    The Patriarchal School, which nurtured us as children;

  14. وَبِتَأْدِيبِهَا كِبَاراً سَنَغْدُو

    And through its teaching we shall grow great.