العِلمُ زَينٌ فَكُن لِلعِلمِ مُكتَسِباً

وَكُن لَهُ طالِباً ما عِشتَ مُقتَبِسا

Knowledge is an ornament, so strive to acquire it,

And be a seeker of it as long as you live, gathering its light.

أركِن إِلَيهِ وَثِق بِاللَهِ وَاَغنِ بِهِ

وَكُن حَليماً رَزينَ العَقلِ مُحتَرِسا

Rely upon it, trust in God, and find within it sufficiency,

And be forbearing, sober of mind, and ever vigilant.

لا تَأثَمَنَّ فَإِمّا كُنتَ مُنهَمِكاً

في العِلمِ يَوماً وَإِمّا كُنتَ مُنغَمِسا

Do not fall into sin; be rather either engrossed

In knowledge by day, or fully immersed therein.

وَكُن فَتىً ماسِكاً مَحَضَ التُّقى وَرِعاً

لَلدّينِ مُغتَنِماً لِلعِلمِ مُفتَرِسا

Be a youth who clings to pure piety and devotion,

Seizing gains for faith, and ravenous for knowledge.

فَمَن تَخلَّقَ بِالآدابِ ظَلَّ بِها

رَئيسَ قَومٍ إِذا ما فارَقَ الرُؤَسا

For he who clothes himself in refinement remains, through it,

A leader of people, even when parted from the chiefs.

وَاَعلَم هُديتَ العِلمَ خَيرٌ صَفا

أَضحى لِطالِبِهِ مِن فَضلِهِ سَلِسا

And know—may you be guided—that knowledge is the purest good,

Becoming yielding to its seeker through its abounding grace.