فارِق تَجِد عِوَضاً عَمَّن تُفارِقُهُ

وَاِنصَبَ فَإِنَّ لَذيذَ العَيشِ في النَصَبِ

You will find a substitute for those you leave behind

Depart, and you will find a substitute for those you leave behind,

And toil, for the sweetness of life lies in toil

And toil, for the sweetness of life lies in exertion;

فَالأُسدُ لَولا فِراقُ الغابِ ما اِقتَنَصَت

وَالسَهمُ لَولا فِراقُ القَوسِ لَم تُصِبِ

For if it were not for leaving the forest, the lion would not hunt

For lions, had they not departed the thicket, would not have seized their prey,

And if it were not for leaving the bow, the arrow would not strike true

And the arrow, had it not parted from the bow, would not have struck the mark.