لَيسَ البَلِيَّةُ في أَيّامِنا عَجَباً

بَلِ السَلامَةُ فيها أَعجَبُ العَجَبِ

Misfortune in our days is no cause for wonder,

Rather, safety within them is the wonder of wonders.

لَيسَ الجَمالُ بِأَثوابٍ تُزَيِّنُنا

إِنَّ الجَمالَ جَمالُ العَقلِ وَالأَدَبِ

Beauty is not in the robes that adorn us,

True beauty is the beauty of the intellect and good character.

لَيسَ اليَتيمُ الَّذي قَد ماتَ والِدُهُ

إِنَّ اليَتيمَ يَتيمُ العِلمِ وَالأَدَبِ

The orphan is not the one whose father has died,

The true orphan is the orphan of knowledge and manners.