ياO صاحfriend إِنَّindeed جَمالthe beauty of المَرءa person لَيسَis not سِوىother than
يا صاح إِنَّ جَمال المَرء لَيسَ سِوى
كَمالهhis perfection وَبَقاياand the remnants of الحُسنbeauty مِنamong تُحفِهits gifts
كَماله وَبَقايا الحُسن مِن تُحفِه
O friend, a person's beauty is indeed nothing but
O companion, verily a man's beauty is naught but
His perfection; the remnants of beauty are among its gifts.
His perfection, and the remnants of charm his endowments yet bear.
مَنwhoever يَزرَعsows العُمرa lifetime فيin أَرضthe soil of الجَهالةignorance لاdoes not
مَن يَزرَع العُمر في أَرض الجَهالة لا
يَجنيreaps سِوىother than الهَمّworry وَالأَحزانand sorrows مِنfrom أَسفِهhis regret
يَجني سِوى الهَمّ وَالأَحزان مِن أَسفِه
Whoever sows his lifetime in the soil of ignorance does not
He who sows his life in the soil of ignorance shall reap
Reap anything but worry and sorrows from his regret.
Naught but grief and sorrows from his remorse.