1. إِذا حُزت مَجداً شامِخاً فَاِتّخذ لَهُ

    مِن الشيم الحَسناء أَسنى المَراتبِ

    If you attain lofty glory, then choose for it

    the highest ranks of noble character.

  2. فَما المَجد إِلّا تاج عزٍّ وَإِنَّما

    جَواهره ما في الفَتى مِن مَناقِبِ

    For glory is but a crown of honor, and indeed,

    its jewels are only the virtues within a young man.

  3. لِكُلّ على أَهل فَإِن تعطَ غَيرَهم

    فَتِلكَ مِن الأَيّام ضَربة لازِبِ

    Every high honor has those worthy of it; if it is granted to others,

    then that is an inescapable blow from the days.