يا أَخا العُرف إِذا عَنَّ
إِلى العُرف الطَريق
O brother of knowledge, when it turns away,
The path to knowledge is difficult,
وَأَخا المَيت إِذا لَم
يَبقَ لِلمَيت صَديق
And o brother of the dead, when
No friend remains for the dead
يا أَخا العُرف إِذا عَنَّ
إِلى العُرف الطَريق
O brother of knowledge, when it turns away,
The path to knowledge is difficult,
وَأَخا المَيت إِذا لَم
يَبقَ لِلمَيت صَديق
And o brother of the dead, when
No friend remains for the dead