دَعِ الحِرصَ وَاِقنَع بِالكَفافِ مِنَ الغَنى

دَعِ الحِرصَ وَاِقنَع بِالكَفافِ مِنَ الغَنى

فَرزقُ الفَتى ما عاشَ عِندَ مَعيشِهِ

فَرزقُ الفَتى ما عاشَ عِندَ مَعيشِهِ

Abandon greed and be content with just enough wealth.

Abandon greed, and be content with sufficiency out of prosperity

For a man's sustenance is at hand as long as he lives.

For the livelihood of a young man is with his life

وَقَد يُهلِكُ الإِنسانَ كَثرَةَ مالِهِ

وَقَد يُهلِكُ الإِنسانَ كَثرَةَ مالِهِ

كَما يُذبَحُ الطاووسُ مِن أَجلِ ريشِهِ

كَما يُذبَحُ الطاووسُ مِن أَجلِ ريشِهِ

And an abundance of wealth may destroy a man,

And the abundance of his wealth may destroy a man

Just as the peacock is slaughtered for its feathers.

As the peacock is slaughtered for the sake of its feathers