يا طالِبَ الحِكمَةِ مِن أَهلِها

يا طالِبَ الحِكمَةِ مِن أَهلِها

النورُ يَجلو لَونَ ظَلمائِهِ

النورُ يَجلو لَونَ ظَلمائِهِ

O seeker of wisdom from its masters,

O seeker of wisdom from its people

Light dispels the hue of his darkness.

The light makes clear the color of its darkness

وَلأَصلُ يَسقي أَبَداً فَرعَهُ

وَلأَصلُ يَسقي أَبَداً فَرعَهُ

وَتُثمِرُ الأَكمامُ مِن مائِهِ

وَتُثمِرُ الأَكمامُ مِن مائِهِ

And the root always waters its branch,

And the origin forever waters its branch

And the flower buds bear fruit from its water.

And the buds bear fruit from its water

مَن حَسَدَ الناسَ عَلى مالِهِم

مَن حَسَدَ الناسَ عَلى مالِهِم

تَحَمَّلَ الهَمَّ بِأَعبائِهِ

تَحَمَّلَ الهَمَّ بِأَعبائِهِ

Whoever envies people for their wealth

Whoever envied people for their money

Shoulders worry with its burdens.

Bore worries with its burdens

وَالدَهرُ رَوّاغٌ بِأَبنائِهِ

وَالدَهرُ رَوّاغٌ بِأَبنائِهِ

يَغُرُّهُم مِنهُ بِحَلوائِهِ

يَغُرُّهُم مِنهُ بِحَلوائِهِ

And Time is wily with its sons;

And time is fickle with its children

It beguiles them with the sweet delights it offers.

Tempting them with its sweets

يُلحِقُ آباءً بِأَبنائِهِم

يُلحِقُ آباءً بِأَبنائِهِم

وَيُلحِقُ الإِبنَ بِآبائِهِ

وَيُلحِقُ الإِبنَ بِآبائِهِ

It joins fathers to their sons,

It makes fathers catch up with their sons

And joins the son to his forefathers.

And makes the son catch up with his fathers

وَالفِعلُ مَنسوبٌ إِلى أَهلِهِ

وَالفِعلُ مَنسوبٌ إِلى أَهلِهِ

كَلشَيءِ تَدعوهُ بِأَسمائِهِ

كَلشَيءِ تَدعوهُ بِأَسمائِهِ

And an act is attributed to its doers,

And the deed is attributed to its people

Like a thing you call by its names.

As everything is called by its names