وَأَصلُ الحَزمِ أَن تُضحي

وَأَصلُ الحَزمِ أَن تُضحي

وَرَبُّكَ عَنكَ في الحالاتِ راضِ

وَرَبُّكَ عَنكَ في الحالاتِ راضِ

And the foundation of prudence is to greet the morning

To be resolute is to make sacrifice

With your Lord pleased with you in every circumstance,

And your Lord is pleased with you in hard times

وَأَن تَعتاضَ بِالتَخليطِ رُشداً

وَأَن تَعتاضَ بِالتَخليطِ رُشداً

فَإِنَّ الرُشدَ مِن خَيرِ اِعتِياضِ

فَإِنَّ الرُشدَ مِن خَيرِ اِعتِياضِ

And to exchange confusion for right guidance,

Wisdom lies in mixing with the righteous

For right guidance is among the best exchanges.

For virtue comes from good company

وَدَع عَنكَ الَّذي يُغوي وَيُردي

وَدَع عَنكَ الَّذي يُغوي وَيُردي

وَيورثُ طولَ حُزنٍ وَاِرتِماضِ

وَيورثُ طولَ حُزنٍ وَاِرتِماضِ

And leave aside what leads astray and brings ruin,

Leave what misleads and ruins

And brings prolonged sorrow and anguish.

And brings prolonged sorrow and distress

وَخُذ بِاللَيلِ حَظَّ النَفسِ وَاِطرُد

وَخُذ بِاللَيلِ حَظَّ النَفسِ وَاِطرُد

عَنِ العَينَينِ مَحبوبَ الغِماضِ

عَنِ العَينَينِ مَحبوبَ الغِماضِ

And take the soul's share at night, and banish

Take comfort for your soul at night and banish

From both eyes their beloved slumber.

From your eyes the alluring slumber

فَإِنَّ الغافِلينَ ذَوي التَواني

فَإِنَّ الغافِلينَ ذَوي التَواني

نَظائِرُ لِلبَهائِمِ في الغِياضِ

نَظائِرُ لِلبَهائِمِ في الغِياضِ

For the heedless, given to indolence,

The heedless and procrastinating

Are like the beasts in the thickets.

Are like beasts grazing in the meadows