1. لَيس عَلى الخَير نَدَم

    لَيسَ مَع الذكر عَدَم

    There is no regret over doing good.

    There is no extinction with remembrance.

  2. لَيسَ مِن النَفس خَلَف

    لَيسَ مَع الكبر شَرَف

    There is no replacement for one's life.

    There is no honor with arrogance.

  3. لَيسَ مَع الغَدر كَرَم

    لَيسَ معَ الغَي هَرم

    There is no nobility with treachery.

    Folly knows no old age.

  4. لَيسَ مَع الحَمد عوض

    لَيسَ سِوى اللَّه غَرَض

    There is no recompense alongside praise.

    There is no aim but God.

  5. لَيسَ مَع العجب مَقه

    لَيسَ مَع الكذب ثِقَه

    There is no affection with conceit.

    There is no trust with lying.

  6. لَيسَ مَع الحرص وَرَع

    لَيسَ مَعَ العز طَمَع

    There is no piety with greed.

    There is no covetousness with dignity.

  7. لَيسَ مَع العَقل لعب

    لَيسَ من الدين الكذب

    There is no frivolity with reason.

    Lying is no part of religion.

  8. لَيسَ معَ اللوم نسَب

    لَيسَ معَ الجَهل حَسَب

    There is no lineage with blame.

    There is no noble standing with ignorance.

  9. لَيسَ مَعَ المَوت فَرَح

    لَيسَ مَع العلم تَرح

    There is no joy with death.

    There is no sorrow with knowledge.

  10. لَيسَ مَع اليأس تَعب

    لَيسَ معَ الفقر طَرَب

    There is no toil with despair.

    There is no merriment with poverty.

  11. لَيسَ السجايا واحِده

    لَيسَ الليالي عائِدَه

    Dispositions are not all alike.

    The nights do not return.

  12. لَيسَ بِراض قادح

    لَيسَ بِطاغٍ ناصِح

    A detractor is not content.

    A sincere adviser is no tyrant.

  13. لَيسَ يحيد بخت

    لَيسَ يَعود وَقت

    Fortune does not swerve.

    Time does not return.

  14. لَيسَ تَدوم شده

    لَيسَ تُقيم حده

    Hardship does not last.

    Anger does not linger.

  15. لَيسَ مَعَ الجود جَده

    لَيسَ معَ الوجد عده

    There is no wealth with generosity.

    With means at hand, there is no place for promises.

  16. مطل الغنى ظلم

    عزُّ المَعالي غنم

    A wealthy person's delay in payment is injustice.

    The glory of lofty attainments is gain.

  17. الكَد للمجد دَعه

    الضيق في الجود سعه

    Toil for glory is ease.

    Straitness in generosity is abundance.

  18. لَيسَ معَ الصَّبر حُزن

    أحسنت في المَقاله

    There is no sorrow with patience.

    You have spoken well.

  19. خَير مِن العي الخرس

    فَإِنَّما العُمر نَفس

    Muteness is better than faltering speech.

    For life is but a breath.