1. عليكَ بالعلمِ فاطلُبْهُ بلا كَسَلِ

    واعمَلْ فإنَّ حياةَ العِلمِ بالعَمَلِ

    Hold fast to knowledge; seek it without laziness.

    And act, for the life of knowledge lies in action.

  2. عِلمٌ بلا عَمَلٍ لا تستفيدُ بهِ

    ولا تُفيدُ فتَمضي خائِبَ الأمَلِ

    You gain no benefit from knowledge without action,

    Nor benefit others, so you go your way with hopes unfulfilled.

  3. ما أشرَفَ العِلمَ في الدُّنيا وأجمَلَهُ

    فذاكَ خيرٌ مِن الأملاكِ والخَوَلِ

    How noble knowledge is in this world, and how beautiful!

    For that is better than estates and servants.

  4. النَّاسُ تحتاجُ أهلَ العلمِ قاطبةً

    وأكثرُ النَّاسِ تَستغني عنِ الدُّوَلِ

    All people need the learned,

    And most people can do without ruling powers.

  5. كم من غنيٍّ جميعُ النَّاسِ تَجهَلُهُ

    وعالمٍ صِيتهُ في السَّهلِ والجَبَلِ

    Many a rich man is unknown to everyone,

    While many a scholar is renowned across plain and mountain.

  6. وكم مُلوكٍ تقَضَّى ذِكرُها ومَضَى

    وذِكرُ ذي العِلمِ بينَ النَّاسِ لم يَزَلِ

    And the memory of many kings has faded and vanished,

    Yet the memory of the learned lives on among the people.

  7. قُلْ للذي باتَ في الأموالِ مُشتغِلاً

    إنِّي عنِ الشُّغلِ بالأموالِ في شُغُلِ

    Say to the one who spent the night engrossed in wealth:

    "Indeed, I am too occupied to occupy myself with wealth."

  8. لا يَطلبُ المرْءُ عِلماً للغِنَى فإذا

    طلبتَ علماً فعنْ دُنياكَ لا تَسَلِ

    One does not seek knowledge for riches; so if

    You seek knowledge, ask not about your worldly affairs.

  9. ما يَصنَعُ القومُ بالمالِ الذي جَمَعوا

    بعدَ الحُصولِ على الأقواتِ والحُلَلِ

    What do people do with the wealth they have amassed

    After obtaining provisions and garments?