ألا إنَّ عِلماً بين جنبيَّ مودَعَاً

ألا إنَّ عِلماً بين جنبيَّ مودَعَاً

يُضِيءُ ورائي نورُه وأمامي

يُضِيءُ ورائي نورُه وأمامي

Behold, knowledge lies stored between my sides;

Behold! Knowledge lies within me, deposited

its light shines behind me and before me.

Its light illuminates behind and before me

أثارةُ علمِ الصادقينَ وما أتتْ

أثارةُ علمِ الصادقينَ وما أتتْ

به الرُّسْلُ فيه بُرْءُ كلِّ سَقامِ

به الرُّسْلُ فيه بُرْءُ كلِّ سَقامِ

A remnant of the truthful ones' knowledge, and of what was brought

The inspiration of the knowledge of the truthful

by the messengers; in it lies a cure for every ailment.

Brought by the messengers, the cure for all sickness

مفاتيحُ علمِ اللّهِ في الأرض من تَفُزْ

مفاتيحُ علمِ اللّهِ في الأرض من تَفُزْ

بها يدُه يظفَرْ بكلِّ مَرامِ

بها يدُه يظفَرْ بكلِّ مَرامِ

The keys to God's knowledge on earth—whoever wins

The keys to God's knowledge on earth, he who attains them

them with his hand attains every aim.

With his hand, attains all his hopes

فإنْ عشتُ أحوِ المُلكَ لم يحوِ مثلَهُ

فإنْ عشتُ أحوِ المُلكَ لم يحوِ مثلَهُ

يدا ملكٍ في العالمينَ هُمامِ

يدا ملكٍ في العالمينَ هُمامِ

So if I live, I shall gain dominion whose like has never been held

If I live, none can grasp sovereignty like me

by the two hands of any valiant king in all the worlds.

No determined king in the two worlds

وإن مُتُّ من قبلِ الوصولِ بحسرةٍ

وإن مُتُّ من قبلِ الوصولِ بحسرةٍ

فكم حسراتٍ في نفوسِ كرامِ

فكم حسراتٍ في نفوسِ كرامِ

And if I die with regret before attaining it—

And if I die before reaching my goal, with regret

for how many regrets dwell in the souls of the noble!

How many regrets in the souls of the generous