بُنَيَّ إنَّ فضولَ الحظِّ مَبْشَمةٌ

فخذ لقوتِك بعض الحظ واتَّركِ

My son, excessive fortune is alluring,

So take some luck for your livelihood and leave the rest,

وكن قلنْسُوَةَ المملوك تحظَ بها

ولا تكوننَّ نعليْ بِذْلة الملكِ

And be a slave's turban that is content with it

Instead of being the king's shoes in humiliation.