أطْلُبُ ما يَطْلُبُ الكريمُ من الرِز

أطْلُبُ ما يَطْلُبُ الكريمُ من الرِز

ق لنفسي وأُجْملُ الطلبا

ق لنفسي وأُجْملُ الطلبا

I seek what the noble man seeks of

I seek what the generous seek of sustenance

sustenance for myself, and seek it with dignity.

I seek the best for myself and make the most beautiful requests

إني رأيت الفتى الكريمَ إذا

إني رأيت الفتى الكريمَ إذا

رَغّبتَه في صَنيعةٍ رَغِبا

رَغّبتَه في صَنيعةٍ رَغِبا

I have seen that the noble young man, when

I saw the generous youth, if

you encourage him to do a kindness, is eager.

You incite him to a craft, he is inclined

والعبدُ لا يطلب العَلاءَ ولا

والعبدُ لا يطلب العَلاءَ ولا

يُعطيك شيئاً إذا رَهِبا

يُعطيك شيئاً إذا رَهِبا

And the slave seeks no eminence, nor

The slave does not seek exaltation, nor

does he give you anything when afraid.

Does he give you anything if he is timid

ولم أجدْ عروةَ الخلائق غلاّ الد

ولم أجدْ عروةَ الخلائق غلاّ الد

دينَ لمّا اعْتَبرتُ والحَسَبا

دينَ لمّا اعْتَبرتُ والحَسَبا

And I found no bond among people except

I did not find the bond of creation tighter than

religion and ancestral honor, when I reflected.

Religion when I reflected and took account

قد يُرْزَقُ الخافضُ المُقيم وما

قد يُرْزَقُ الخافضُ المُقيم وما

شد بعَنْسٍ رَحْلاً ولا قَتَبا

شد بعَنْسٍ رَحْلاً ولا قَتَبا

The man at ease who stays at home may be provided for, though he has not

The one who stays put may be granted sustenance while the one

fastened a riding saddle or a pack-saddle onto a sturdy she-camel.

Who travels the land restlessly gets no profit

ويُحْرَمُ المالَ ذو المَطيّةِ والرّ

ويُحْرَمُ المالَ ذو المَطيّةِ والرّ

حْل ومَنْ لا يزال مُغْترباً

حْل ومَنْ لا يزال مُغْترباً

Yet wealth is denied to the man with a riding camel and

The one with ambition and traveling gear is deprived of wealth

a saddle, and to him who is forever far from home.

As well as the one who remains far from home