لَيسَ البَلِيَّةُ في أَيّامِنا عَجَباً

لَيسَ البَلِيَّةُ في أَيّامِنا عَجَباً

بَلِ السَلامَةُ فيها أَعجَبُ العَجَبِ

بَلِ السَلامَةُ فيها أَعجَبُ العَجَبِ

Misfortune in our days is no wonder.

Misfortune in our days is no cause for wonder,

Rather, safety in them is the greatest wonder of all.

Rather, safety within them is the wonder of wonders.

لَيسَ الجَمالُ بِأَثوابٍ تُزَيِّنُنا

لَيسَ الجَمالُ بِأَثوابٍ تُزَيِّنُنا

إِنَّ الجَمالَ جَمالُ العَقلِ وَالأَدَبِ

إِنَّ الجَمالَ جَمالُ العَقلِ وَالأَدَبِ

Beauty does not lie in garments that adorn us.

Beauty is not in the robes that adorn us,

Indeed, beauty is the beauty of intellect and good manners.

True beauty is the beauty of the intellect and good character.

لَيسَ اليَتيمُ الَّذي قَد ماتَ والِدُهُ

لَيسَ اليَتيمُ الَّذي قَد ماتَ والِدُهُ

إِنَّ اليَتيمَ يَتيمُ العِلمِ وَالأَدَبِ

إِنَّ اليَتيمَ يَتيمُ العِلمِ وَالأَدَبِ

The orphan is not the one whose father has died.

The orphan is not the one whose father has died,

Indeed, the orphan is one bereft of knowledge and good manners.

The true orphan is the orphan of knowledge and manners.