إذا لم يزِدْ عِلمُ الفتى قلبَهُ هُدىً

وسيرتَهُ عَدلاً وأخلاقَهُ حُسْنا

If a young man's knowledge does not increase his heart with guidance,

His conduct with justice, and his manners with goodness,

فبَشِّرْهُ أنَّ اللهَ أولاهُ فِتنَةً

تُغَشِّيهِ حِرماناً وتُوسِعُهُ حُزْنا

Then give him the news that Allah has tested him

With deprivation that overwhelms him and grief that expands within him.