إِذا أَحسَنتَ تَربِيَةً لِحَمدٍ

وَخِفتَ عَلَيهِ مِن قِصَرِ البَقاءِ

If you raise a child well, hoping for praise,

And fear for him the brevity of life,

فَلا تَتَعَرَّضنَ لِحِفظَ مالٍ

فَحَفِظَ المالَ تَضييعُ الثَناءِ

Then do not obsess over hoarding wealth,

For hoarding wealth will forfeit praise.