إِذا قُمتَ في أَمرٍ وَجَدُّكَ قاعِدٌ

إِذا قُمتَ في أَمرٍ وَجَدُّكَ قاعِدٌ

فَلَستَ لَعَمرُ اللَهِ فيهِ بِقائِمِ

فَلَستَ لَعَمرُ اللَهِ فيهِ بِقائِمِ

If you rise to undertake a matter while your fortune remains seated,

When you stand up for a matter and your resolve is found sitting,

then, by God’s life, you will not stand firm in it.

By God's life you are not in it a person who is standing.