لَو كانَ هَذا العِلمُ يَحصُلُ بِالمُنى

ما كانَ يَبقى في البَرِيَّةِ جاهِلُ

If knowledge could be gained by mere yearning,

If this knowledge could be gained by mere wishing,

No ignorance would linger in the land.

Not a single ignorant soul would remain in creation.

اَجهِد وَلا تَكسَل وَلا تَكُ غافِلاً

فَنَدامَةُ العُقبى لِمَن يَتكاسَلُ

Strive and toil, do not be lazy or neglectful,

Strive hard, do not be lazy, and never be heedless,

For regret is the fate of the lazy man.

For the regret of the end belongs to the one who slacks.