1. لا يُعجِبَنَّكَ يا ذا حُسنُ مَنظَرَةِ

    لَم يَجعَلِ اللَهُ فيها حُسنَ مَخبَرَةِ

    Do not let outward beauty impress you, O man,

    If God has placed no beauty of character within it.

  2. خَيرُ اِكتِسابِ الفَتى ما كانَ مِن عَمَلٍ

    زاكٍ وَصَبرٍ عَلى عُسرٍ وَمَيسَرَةِ

    The best a young man gains comes from deeds

    That are righteous, and patience in hardship and ease.

  3. وَأَفضَلُ الزُهدِ زُهدٌ كانَ عَن جِدَةٍ

    وَأَفضَلُ العَفوِ عَفوٌ عِندَ مَقدِرَةِ

    And the best renunciation is renunciation amid wealth,

    And the best forgiveness is forgiveness when one has power.

  4. لا خَيرَ لا خَيرَ لِلإِنسانِ في طَمَعٍ

    يَصيرُ مِنهُ إِلى ذُلٍّ وَمَحقَرَةِ

    There is no good, no good for a person in greed

    That leads him to humiliation and contempt.

  5. أَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ مِن ذَنبي وَأَسأَلُهُ

    عَيشاً هَنيئاً بِأَخلاقٍ مُطَهَّرَةِ

    I ask God to forgive my sin, and I ask Him

    For a pleasant life with pure character.