1. فَقالَت الحَمامه

    من لَك بِالسَّلامة

    So the dove said:

    Who can ensure your safety?

  2. وَالدَّهر داء كله

    ماق فَماق أَهله

    Time is wholly an affliction;

    It grew foolish, and so did its people.

  3. نعم الرَّفيق الرفق

    بئس القرين الخرق

    Gentleness is an excellent companion;

    Rashness is a wretched companion.

  4. العجب بئس الخله

    الكبر أَردى حله

    Conceit is a wretched trait;

    Arrogance is the worst garment.

  5. البُخل عَيب فاضح

    الجود سترٌ صالح

    Stinginess is a disgraceful fault;

    Generosity is a worthy covering.

  6. شر الخلال الكبر

    أَبقى البَقاء الذكر

    The worst of traits is arrogance;

    The most enduring survival is remembrance.

  7. شَر المَقال الكَذب

    خَير الخلال الأَدب

    The worst speech is lying;

    The best of traits is good manners.

  8. الصَّمت أَوقى جنه

    الجود خَير سنه

    Silence is the most protective shield;

    Generosity is the best practice.

  9. العَقل قاض عادل

    العجب داء قاتل

    Reason is a just judge;

    Conceit is a fatal affliction.

  10. الصَّبر سَيف ماض

    الرَّأي نعم القاضي

    Patience is a keen-edged sword;

    Judgment is an excellent judge.

  11. الجَهل شين للفتى

    الشَّيب مَوت إن أَتى

    Ignorance is a blemish on a young man;

    Gray hair is death, if it comes.

  12. العُمر ضَيف راحل

    المال ظل زائل

    Life is a departing guest;

    Wealth is a vanishing shadow.

  13. الحرص لَوم وَصلف

    الزهد عز وشرف

    Greed is blame and arrogance;

    Renunciation is dignity and honor.

  14. الشر شر صاحب

    الجبه حَظ الكاذب

    Evil is the worst companion;

    Rebuff is the liar's lot.

  15. الدَّهر مَوت أَو هَرَم

    الخرق وَهن وَنَدم

    Time brings death or decrepitude;

    Rashness brings weakness and regret.

  16. البر للحب سَبب

    إِن البَخيل لا يحب

    Kindness is a cause of love;

    Indeed, the miser is not loved.

  17. أَصل الكَساد الخرق

    أَعيا الرِّجال الرزق

    Rashness is the root of stagnation;

    Sustenance has baffled men.

  18. الحَزم سوء الظَّن

    لا تكثر التَّجني

    Prudence is mistrust;

    Do not indulge in unjust accusations.

  19. الجود عنوان الشَّرَف

    وَآفة الحسن الصلف

    Generosity is the emblem of nobility;

    The bane of beauty is arrogance.

  20. طَهارة الأَخلاق

    مِن كَرَم الأَعراق

    Purity of character

    Comes from noble roots.

  21. أَزكى الوَّرى فِعالا

    أَكرَمَهُم أَحوالا

    The purest of mankind in deeds

    Are the noblest of them in their ways.

  22. إِنَّ العُروق تنزع

    إِلى الأُصول تَرجع

    Indeed, the veins incline;

    To their roots they return.

  23. رَب الغِنى نَبيه

    وَجه الغِنى وَجيه

    The possessor of wealth is eminent;

    The face of wealth is esteemed.

  24. منَّ الصَّنيع يفسده

    وَمطله ينكده

    Boasting of a kindness spoils it;

    And delaying it sours it.

  25. الكذب وَالنَّميمه

    وَالغَدر شر شيمه

    Lying and tale-bearing

    And treachery are the worst of traits.

  26. ما للملوك ود

    ما لِلنِّساء عَهد

    Kings have no affection;

    Women keep no pledge.

  27. تَأن في الأُمور

    لا سيما السُّرور

    Be deliberate in your affairs,

    Especially in joy.

  28. وَاعجل إِلى الخَيرات

    مِن حَذر الفَوات

    And hasten to good deeds,

    For fear of missing the chance.

  29. فَلَيسَ كُل وَقت

    لفعلها تَأت

    For not every moment

    Offers the chance to do them.

  30. تَوخ أَوقات الفُرَص

    فَرُبَّما عادَت غصص

    Seek out times of opportunity;

    For they may turn into choking sorrows.

  31. لا تَفرحن لِنائل

    لا تَجزَعَن لِنازل

    Do not rejoice over a gain;

    Do not despair at an affliction.

  32. فَنوب النَّوائب

    تَزول كَالسَّحائب

    For the visitations of misfortune

    Pass away like clouds.

  33. لا تَعجلَن فَتعثر

    لا تكثرن فَتضجر

    Do not rush, lest you stumble;

    Do not overdo things, lest you grow weary.

  34. إِياكَ وَاللجاجه

    فَإِنَّها سَماجه

    Beware of obstinacy,

    For it is obnoxious.

  35. إِذا طَلَبت حاجه

    فلا تكن هلباجه

    If you seek a favor,

    Then do not be an oaf.

  36. دع المراء والجدل

    فَلَيسَ للعمر بَدل

    Leave wrangling and disputation,

    For life has no substitute.

  37. لا تَعجلَن فَالعَجَلَه

    مَذَلة وَمخجلَه

    Do not rush, for haste

    Is humiliation and shame.

  38. ما لك غَير نَفسكا

    لا تك عَنها ممسكا

    You have nothing but yourself;

    Do not stint on it.

  39. لا تدخرن لعرسكا

    عَقلك فَوقَ حسكا

    Do not hoard for your wife;

    Your reason is above your senses.

  40. لا تهملن جنسكا

    لا تجهلن نَفسَكا

    Do not neglect your kind;

    Do not be ignorant of yourself.

  41. لا تنسين أَمسكا

    لا تَحقرن جنسكا

    Do not forget your yesterday;

    Do not despise your kind.

  42. إياك وَالتَّمني

    وَكَثرة التَّظني

    Beware of wishful thinking

    And excessive conjecture.

  43. خُذ اليَقين أَودع

    لا تَفرحن بِالمَسمع

    Take what is certain, or leave it;

    Do not rejoice at what you hear.

  44. جاز فعال الناس

    وَلا تَكُن بِالناسي

    Requite people's deeds,

    And never be forgetful.

  45. وَعجل النوابا

    وَأَخر العِقابا

    And hasten rewards [uncertain reading];

    And delay punishment,

  46. ما لَم تَخف فَساداً

    وَلازم السدادا

    As long as you fear no corruption.

    And adhere to uprightness.

  47. وَاعطِ بِالحُقوق

    لا بِالهَوى وَالموق

    And give according to rights,

    Not through whim and folly.

  48. فَيفسد النَّبات

    وَتكثر الكهاة

    For then the vegetation is spoiled,

    And complaints multiply [uncertain reading].

  49. الناس إِخوان النعم

    لَيسَ الوُجود كَالعَدَم

    People are brothers of good fortune;

    Existence is not like nonexistence.

  50. ما سادَ إِلا جائِد

    ما جادَ إلا ماجِد

    None became a leader but a generous giver;

    None gave generously but a noble person.

  51. المال خَير عَون

    بِبَذله وَالصَّون

    Wealth is the best aid,

    Through giving it away and safeguarding it.