ما الفَقرُ عارٌ وَلا الغِنى شَرَفٌ

وَلا سَخاءٌ في طاعَةٍ سَرَفُ

Poverty is no shame, nor wealth a mark of merit,

Generosity in excess is but extravagance.

ما لَكَ إِلّا شَيءٌ تُقَدِّمُهُ

وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ أَخَّرتَهُ تَلَفُ

All that you have is what you give away,

Everything you keep for later will decay.

تَركُكَ مالاً لِوارِثٍ يَتَهَن

ناهُ وَتَصلى بِحَرِّهِ أَسَفُ

Leave riches for your heirs, they'll joyfully receive them,

And mourn you insincerely when you take your leave.