كَم مِن فَتىً تُسفِرُ أَفعالُهُ

كَم مِن فَتىً تُسفِرُ أَفعالُهُ

عَن غُرَرٍ مُشرِقَةٍ ناضِرَه

عَن غُرَرٍ مُشرِقَةٍ ناضِرَه

Many a youth's deeds reveal

How many a young man's deeds reveal

shining, fresh splendors.

Radiant, shining virtues

إِن يُحسِنِ المَرءُ لَهُ نِيَّةً

إِن يُحسِنِ المَرءُ لَهُ نِيَّةً

كانَ الَّذي نِيَّتُهُ طاهِرَه

كانَ الَّذي نِيَّتُهُ طاهِرَه

If a man harbors good intent toward him,

If a person intends good

he would be one whose intention is pure,

His intention being pure

مُنعَكِفَ الوَجهِ عَلى قِبلَةٍ

مُنعَكِفَ الوَجهِ عَلى قِبلَةٍ

لَو نَطَقَت كانَت لَهُ شاكِرَه

لَو نَطَقَت كانَت لَهُ شاكِرَه

his face turned steadfastly toward a qibla

Devotedly facing a direction

that, could it speak, would be grateful to him.

That if it spoke would thank him

إِن نَفَرَت نَفسُ اِمرِئٍ مِن تُقىً

إِن نَفَرَت نَفسُ اِمرِئٍ مِن تُقىً

لَم تَكُ مِنهُ نَفسُهُ نافِرَه

لَم تَكُ مِنهُ نَفسُهُ نافِرَه

If another man's soul recoils from piety,

If a person's soul recoils from piety

his own soul does not recoil from it.

His own soul will not recoil from him

لَم يَجعَلِ الغَيَّ لَهُ مَتجَراً

لَم يَجعَلِ الغَيَّ لَهُ مَتجَراً

فَلَم تَكُن كَرَّتُهُ خاسِرَه

فَلَم تَكُن كَرَّتُهُ خاسِرَه

He did not make waywardness his trade,

He did not make sin a trade

so his return was not a losing one.

So his capital was not lost

لَيسَ الفَتى غَيرَ مَن

لَيسَ الفَتى غَيرَ مَن

لَم يُؤثِرِ الدُنيا عَلى الآخِرَه

لَم يُؤثِرِ الدُنيا عَلى الآخِرَه

A true youth is none other than one who

A young man is none other than one

does not prefer this world to the Hereafter.

Who prefers the hereafter over worldly life