وهل في عالم الإنسان أحلى

من العلم المعزز بالجمالِ

Is there in the world of man anything sweeter

Than knowledge adorned with beauty

لصاحبه على الأرواحِ بطش

فإما بالخلالِ أو الدلالِ

Its master has power over souls

Either with its perfection or its guidance