بِقَدرِ لُغاتِ المَرءِ يَكثُرُ نَفعُهُ

بِقَدرِ لُغاتِ المَرءِ يَكثُرُ نَفعُهُ

فَتِلكَ لَهُ عِندَ المُلِمّاتِ أَعوانُ

فَتِلكَ لَهُ عِندَ المُلِمّاتِ أَعوانُ

The more languages a person knows, the greater his usefulness;

A person's usefulness increases with the number of languages they know.

For they are his allies when calamities strike.

For these are their helpers in times of adversity.

تَهافَت عَلى حِفظِ اللُغاتِ مُجاهِداً

تَهافَت عَلى حِفظِ اللُغاتِ مُجاهِداً

فَكُلُّ لِسانٍ في الحَقيقَةِ إِنسانُ

فَكُلُّ لِسانٍ في الحَقيقَةِ إِنسانُ

Strive eagerly to master languages,

Rush eagerly to learn languages by heart, striving hard.

For every tongue is, in truth, a human being.

For every tongue is, in truth, a person.