لا تَرِدِ البُخلَ ما حَييتَ فَما
فاضَ بِخَيرٍ مُذ كانَ مَورِدُهُ
Do not deny generosity as long as you live, for
No stream has ever run dry since its source first flowed.
وَاِغتَرِسِ الجودَ حَيثُ كُنتُ وَلا
تَندَمُ عَلى المالِ حينَ تَحصُدُهُ
Cultivate giving wherever you are, and never
Regret the money when you reap its harvest.
ما أَمِنَ الذَمَّ خَلفَهُ أَحَدٌ
إِن لَم يَكُن مِن وَراهُ يَحمَدُهُ
No one is safe from blame behind his back
Unless there is one who praises him when he is gone.
