1. وَإِذا رُزِقتَ مِن النَّوافِل ثَروَةً

    فَاِمنَح عَشيرَتَكَ الأَداني فَضلَها

    And if you are granted wealth from bounties,

    Then give your nearest kinsfolk its surplus.

  2. وَاِستَبِقها لِدِفاع كُلِّ مُلِمَّةٍ

    وَاِرفُق بِناشِئَها وَطاوِع كَهلَها

    And retain them to ward off every calamity.

    And be gentle with their young, and heed their mature men.

  3. وَاِحلَم إِذا جَهَلَت عَلَيكَ غُواتُها

    حَتّى تَرُدَّ بِفَضلِ حِلمِكَ جَهلَها

    And be forbearing when their wayward ones are insolent toward you,

    Until, by virtue of your forbearance, you repel their insolence.

  4. وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ لا تَكونُ فَتاهُمُ

    حَتّى تُرى دَمِثَ الخَلائِقِ سَهلَها

    And know that you will not be their noble young man

    Until you are seen as gentle in character and easygoing.