1. اِرضَ مَن دُنياكَ

    بِالقوتِ وَإِن كانَ يَسيرا

    Be content, from this world of yours,

    with sustenance, even if it is little;

  2. فَهلاكُ النَملِ أَن

    يُكسى جَناحاً فَيَطيرا

    for the ant meets its doom when

    it is clothed with a wing and so takes flight.