مَنwhoever كانwas فيin الدهرِthe world لهfor him مَكْسَبٌa livelihood
مَن كان في الدهرِ له مَكْسَبٌ
فلْيَجْعلِthen let him make العَقْلَreason بَرِيدَthe courier of المَرامْthe desired goal
فلْيَجْعلِ العَقْلَ بَرِيدَ المَرامْ
Whoever has a livelihood in this world,
let him make reason the courier to his goal.
لكلِّfor every شيءٍthing صَنْعةٌa craft أُحْكِمتْhas been perfected
لكلِّ شيءٍ صَنْعةٌ أُحْكِمتْ
وصنْعةُand the craft of العقلِreason اخْتيارُchoosing الكرامْnoble people
وصنْعةُ العقلِ اخْتيارُ الكرامْ
For everything there is a craft perfected,
and reason’s craft is choosing noble people.