رَضينا قِسمَةَ الجَبّارِ فينا

لَنا عِلمٌ وَلِلجُهّالِ مالُ

We accepted the decree of the Almighty concerning us

We are content with the Almighty's allotment for us:

We have knowledge while the ignorant have wealth

For us is knowledge, and for the ignorant, wealth.

فَإِنَّ المالَ يَفنى عَن قَريبٍ

وَإِنَّ العِلمَ باقٍ لا يزالُ

Yet wealth will soon diminish and depart

For indeed, wealth perishes before long,

While knowledge remains, eternal, steadfast

While knowledge remains and never ceases.