عَلَيك بِتَقوى اللَه وَالصدق إِنَّما

عَلَيك بِتَقوى اللَه وَالصدق إِنَّما

نَجاة الفَتى يا صاح بِالصدق وَالتُقى

نَجاة الفَتى يا صاح بِالصدق وَالتُقى

Hold fast to reverence for God and truthfulness—for only

Hold fast to reverence for God and truthfulness; only

a young man’s salvation, my friend, lies in truthfulness and piety.

through truthfulness and piety comes a young man's salvation, my friend.

وَقِس حال أَبناء الزَمان بِضدّهِ

وَقِس حال أَبناء الزَمان بِضدّهِ

تَرَ الفَرق ما بَين السَعادة وَالشَقا

تَرَ الفَرق ما بَين السَعادة وَالشَقا

And measure the state of the people of the age by its opposite;

And compare the state of the sons of the age with its opposite;

you will see the difference between happiness and misery.

you will see the difference between happiness and misery.