1. يَابَنْتِي إِنْ أردْتِ آيةَ حُسْنٍ

    وجَمالاً يَزِينُ جِسْماً وعَقْلاَ

    O my daughter, if you desire a marvel of beauty

    And a beauty that adorns both body and mind,

  2. فانْبِذِي عادةَ التَّبرجِ نَبْذاً

    فجمالُ النُّفوسِ أسْمَى وأعْلَى

    Then utterly cast off the habit of flaunting your beauty;

    For the beauty of souls is loftier and higher.

  3. يَصْنَع الصّانِعُون وَرْداً ولَكِنْ

    وَرْدَةُ الرَّوض لا تُضَارَعُ شَكْلا

    Artisans make roses, but

    The garden's rose cannot be matched in form.

  4. صِبْغَةُ اللّهِ صِبْغَةٌ تَبْهَر النَّفْـ

    ـسَ تعالى الإلَهُ عَزّ وجَلاّ

    God's coloring is a coloring that dazzles the soul;

    Exalted is God, mighty and majestic.

  5. ثمَّ كُوني كالشَّمس تَسْطَع لِلنَّا

    سِ سَواءً مَْ عَزّ مِنْهُم وَذلاّ

    Then be like the sun, shining upon people,

    Equally, the honored among them and the lowly.

  6. فامْنَحِي المُثْرِيَاتِ لِيناً ولُطْفاً

    وامْنَحِي البائساتِ بِرّاً وفَضْلا

    So grant wealthy women gentleness and kindness,

    And grant destitute women charity and generosity.

  7. زِينَةُ الوَجْه أَن تَرَى العَيْنُ فيه

    شَرَفاً يَسْحَرُ العُيُونَ ونُبْلا

    The face's adornment is for the eye to see in it

    Honor that enchants the eyes, and nobility.

  8. واجعَلِي شيِمةَ الْحَيَاءِ خِماراً

    فَهْوَ بِالْغَادة الكَريمةِ أَوْلَى

    And make the virtue of modesty a veil,

    For it best befits a noble, graceful maiden.

  9. ليس لِلْبِنْت في السَّعادة حَظُّ

    إن تَنَاءَى الحياءُ عَنْها ووَلَّى

    A girl has no share in happiness

    If modesty withdraws from her and departs.

  10. والْبَسِي مِنْ عَفَاف نَفْسِكِ ثوْباً

    كلُّ ثَوْب سِوَاه يَفْنَى ويَبْلَى

    And wear a garment of your soul's chastity;

    Every other garment perishes and wears out.

  11. وإذا ما رأَيتَ بُؤْساً فَجُودِي

    بدُموع الإِحْسَان يَهْطِلْن هَطْلا

    And whenever you see misery, give generously

    With tears of kindness, pouring down in torrents.

  12. فدُمُوع الإِحسان أَنْضَر في الْخدّ

    وأَبَهى من اللآلِي وأَغْلَى

    For tears of kindness are more radiant on the cheek,

    And lovelier than pearls, and more precious.

  13. وانظُرِي في الضَّمير إِن شِئْتِ مرآ

    ةً ففيه تبدُو النفوسُ وتُجْلَى

    And look into your conscience if you want a mirror;

    For in it souls appear and are revealed.

  14. ذاكَ نُصْحِي إلى فتَاتِي وسُؤْلي

    وابْنَتَي لا ترُدّ للأَب سُؤْلا

    That is my counsel to my girl, and my request;

    And my daughter will not refuse her father a request.