ماas long as دمتyou remain حيًّاalive فاعتلقthen cling
ما دمت حيًّا فاعتلق
أبداًalways بأسبابِto the cords of الأملْhope
أبداً بأسبابِ الأملْ
As long as you live, cling
As long as you live, hold tight
always to the cords of hope.
To the means of hope,
لمdid not يقضِfulfill حقthe due of العلمknowledge مَنwhoever
لم يقضِ حق العلم مَن
أهوىinclined إلىtoward تركabandoning العملْwork
أهوى إلى ترك العملْ
He has not given knowledge its due who
Whoever inclines to giving up
inclines toward abandoning work.
Has not done justice to knowledge