1. طلع الصباح فأشرقت

    شمس الضحى وبدا النهار

    Dawn broke, and there shone

    the morning sun, and day appeared.

  2. وسرى النسيم على الغصو

    ن فازهرت تلك الثمار

    And the breeze drifted over the branches,

    and those fruits blossomed.

  3. وتحركوا بعد السكو

    ن فذاك دب وذاك طار

    And they stirred after the stillness:

    then one crept, and another flew.

  4. وسعى الكبار لشأنهم

    ومشت لمكتبها الصغار

    And the grown-ups went about their business,

    and the little ones walked to their school.

  5. دخلت صفوفا للدرو

    س دخول جيس الانتصار

    They entered in ranks for lessons,

    as a victorious army enters.

  6. كل براحته الكتا

    ب وحسبه ذاك الشعار

    Each has a book in his palm,

    and that emblem is enough for him.

  7. حي المعلم واستع

    د لما اليه به اشار

    Greet the teacher and be ready

    for what he has pointed to with it.

  8. الحافظون دروسهم

    هم مستحقو الاعتبار

    Those who memorize their lessons

    are deserving of esteem.

  9. والآخرون مؤخرو

    ن وللعقوبة في انتظار

    And the others are held back,

    and await punishment.

  10. العلم ثوب جلالة

    والجهل ويحك ثوب عار

    Knowledge is a robe of majesty,

    and ignorance—alas for you!—a robe of shame.

  11. فلنسع في تحصيله

    حتى نتال الافتخار

    So let us strive to acquire it,

    until we attain glory.

  12. هذا ونحن صغاركم

    أمل تحققه كبار

    This, while we are your little ones,

    is a hope that grown-ups fulfill.