وما الناسُ إلاَّ فِعَالُهُمُ

فَدَعْ ما تُزَخْرِفُهُ الأَلْسُنُ

People are but the sum of their deeds

Cease with idle words and loose tongues

سَجِيَّةُ أَصْلِ الفَتَى فِعْلُهُ

بما عِنْدَهُ يَقْذِفُ المَعْدِنُ

A man's true nature lies in his actions

For his inner self is revealed by what he does