اِصبِر عَلى نُوَبِ الزَما

نِ وَرَيبِهِ وَتَقَلُّبِه

Have patience with the vicissitudes of time

And its reversals and fluctuations

لا تَجزَعَنَّ فَمَن تَعَتـ

ـتَبَ دامَ وَصلُ تَعَتُّبِه

Do not despair, for whoever persists

Will see the end of their persistence

شَرَفُ الفَتى طَلَبُ الكَفا

فِ بِعِفَّةٍ في مَكسَبِه

The honor of a man is in seeking sufficiency

With dignity in his livelihood

يَرضى بِقَسمٍ مَليكِهِ

مُتَجَمِّلاً في مَطلَبِه

He accepts his Lord's decree

Beautifying himself in his quest