يا مَنْ غدا في طلابِ العلمِ مجتهداً

يا مَنْ غدا في طلابِ العلمِ مجتهداً

لمْ يثنِهِ عنهُ لا مالٌ ولا ولدُ

لمْ يثنِهِ عنهُ لا مالٌ ولا ولدُ

O you who have become diligent in seeking knowledge,

O you who has become diligent in seeking knowledge

whom neither wealth nor offspring have turned away from it,

Neither wealth nor children could dissuade you from it

لا تبسطَنَّ لتقليدِ القضاءِ يداً

لا تبسطَنَّ لتقليدِ القضاءِ يداً

أيرتضي رتبةَ التقليدِ مجتهدُ

أيرتضي رتبةَ التقليدِ مجتهدُ

do not stretch out a hand for appointment as a judge:

Do not extend your hand to blind imitation

would an independent jurist accept the rank of imitation?

Would one who is competent accept the position of an imitator?