مَن لَم يَكُن جدّه مُساعِدُه

مَن لَم يَكُن جدّه مُساعِدُه

فَحَتفُهُ أَن يَجد في الحَرَكَه

فَحَتفُهُ أَن يَجد في الحَرَكَه

Whoever is not aided by his fortune,

The one who lacks assistance from his ancestors

He whose good fortune does not aid him,

his doom lies in striving to act.

May eventually perish from such deprivation

Finds his demise in the very act of striving.

فَقُل لِمَن حالَهُ مُوَليَّة

فَقُل لِمَن حالَهُ مُوَليَّة

لا تَعرِضَنَّ بِالحِراكِ لِلهَلَكَه

لا تَعرِضَنَّ بِالحِراكِ لِلهَلَكَه

So say to one whose circumstances are declining:

So say to him whose state is deprivation

So say to the one whose luck is in retreat:

Never expose yourself to destruction by taking action.

Do not expose yourself to ruin through agitation

Do not expose yourself to ruin through action.