كنْ مِنْ أولي العلمِ ولو خاملاً

وارضَ بما يقسمُهُ الرازقُ

Be one of those with knowledge, even if dormant,

And be content with what the Sustainer has apportioned.

لئنْ يقولوا عالمٌ كاسدٌ

ولا يقولوا جاهلٌ نافق

Lest they say, “A faded scholar,”

And lest they say, “An ignorant hypocrite."