دَعِ الحِرصَ وَاِقنَع بِالكَفافِ مِنَ الغَنى

فَرزقُ الفَتى ما عاشَ عِندَ مَعيشِهِ

Abandon greed, and be content with sufficiency out of prosperity

For the livelihood of a young man is with his life

وَقَد يُهلِكُ الإِنسانَ كَثرَةَ مالِهِ

كَما يُذبَحُ الطاووسُ مِن أَجلِ ريشِهِ

And the abundance of his wealth may destroy a man

As the peacock is slaughtered for the sake of its feathers