يا سيّدي يا مَعدَن العِلمِ

يا آلَةً لِلحَرب وَالسَلمِ

O my master, O source of knowledge,

O instrument of war and peace,

وَجِّهْ طُيورَ الشَعر نَحوي فَقَد

بَثّ فُؤادي شَرَكَ الفَهمِ

Direct the birds of poetry towards me, for

My heart has laid the snare of understanding