عِلمي غَزيرٌ وَأَخلاقي مُهَذَبَةٌ

وَمَن تَهَذَّبَ يَروي عَن مُهَذِّبِهِ

My knowledge vast, my manners refined

My knowledge is abundant, and my manners are refined,

He who refines draws deep from his guide

And the refined one tells of the one who refined him.

لَو رُمتُ أَلفَ عَدُوٍّ كُنتُ واجِدَهُم

وَلَو طَلَبتُ صَديقاً ما ظَفَرتُ بِهِ

Though I shoot a thousand foes, I'll hit my mark

Were I to desire a thousand enemies, I would find them,

Yet seek a friend, I'll come up empty-handed

But were I to seek a single friend, I would not win him.