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أعْزِزْ بهِ عندِي وأَعظِمْ

Writing has its own place,

In my eyes of greatest worth.

يَعلُو بها قَدرُ الفَتَى

وتُعزُّ صاحبهَا وتُكْرمْ

Through it the merit of the youth ascends,

And he who masters it is honored and well-received.

ولقَدْ دَخَلْنَا لِلصّنَاعةَِ

من قريبٍ ربِّ سلَّمْ

Let me enter into this art,

Step by step, O Lord of the Ladder.