فضلٌ لديكَ اكتسى بهْ

مَنْ أمَّهُ لاكتسابِهْ

A virtue you possess, embrace it

Whoever's mother desired it for him

لو سِيمَ نفساً شرى بهْ

مَنْ ذاقَ طعمُ شرابهْ

If a soul bought evil with it

Whoever tasted the flavor of its drink

كمْ عالمٍ قدْ سرى بهْ

ما نالَ لَمْعَ سرابهْ

How many scholars secretly held it

But did not obtain the mirage of its gleam

يطوِّلُ مَنْ مشى بهْ

يجوزُ منهُ مشابِهْ

It lengthens whoever walked with it

It rewards whoever emulated it

ينالُ طيبَ الجنى بهْ

منْ لمْ يَحُلْ عنْ جنابِهْ

It brings pleasant gains to whoever obtained it

Who did not distance himself from its pursuit

بالعبدِ شوقٌ ثوى بهْ

فاغنمْ جزيلَ ثوابِهْ

A servant has an ardent love for it

So gain its abundant reward

فما يزالُ الجوى بهْ

إلى وصولِ جوابِهْ

His passion for it does not cease

Until reaching its fulfillment