مَن يَكُ غافِلاً لَم يَلقَ بُؤساً

يُنِخ يَوماً بِساحَتِهِ القَضاءُ

Whoever is heedless will not encounter misery

One day fate will alight in his courtyard

تَناوَلُهُ بَناتُ الدَهرِ حَتّى

تُثَلِّمَهُ كَما اِنثَلَمَ الإِناءُ

The days' daughters will handle him

Until he is worn out like a worn-out vessel

وَكُلُّ شَديدَةٍ نَزَلَت بِحَيٍّ

سَيَأتي بَعدَ شِدَّتِها رَخاءُ

And every severe occurrence that befell a living being

Relief will come after its severity

فَقُل لِلمُتَّقي عَرَضَ المَنايا

تَوَقَّ وَلَيسَ يَنفَعُكَ اِتِّقاءُ

So say to the God-conscious the accidents of death

Beware, and being cautious will not avail you

فَلا يُعطى الحَريصُ غِنىً لِحِرصٍ

وَقَد يَنمي لِذي العَجزِ الثَراءُ

The greedy is not given wealth for his greed

And abundance may grow for the powerless one

غَنِيُّ النَفسِ ما اِستَغنى غَنِيٌّ

وَفَقرُ النَفسِ ما عَمِرَت شَقاءُ

Rich is the one with a rich soul, not the materially rich

And poor is the one possessed by misery