أخاO brother of العلمِlearning إنَّindeed الشمسthe sun بادٍapparent ضياؤهاits light
أخا العلمِ إنَّ الشمس بادٍ ضياؤها
فسرْso travel بسناءٍin radiance حيثماwherever أنتyou سائِرtraveling
فسرْ بسناءٍ حيثما أنت سائِر
O brother of learning, the sun’s light is plain;
O brother of knowledge, the sun is fading, its light dimming,
So travel in radiance wherever you go.
So journey with glory wherever you wander,
وخلّand leave فتىthe youth of شيرازَShiraz عنكَaway from you فإنماfor only
وخلّ فتى شيرازَ عنكَ فإنما
هوhe القطبthe pole قدalready دارتhave turned عليهagainst him الدوائرthe circles of misfortune
هو القطب قد دارت عليه الدوائر
And leave the youth of Shiraz aside, for
And leave the youth of Shiraz be, for he is
He is but the pole; the circles of misfortune have turned against him.
The axis around which the spheres revolve.