خَليلي إِن نِلتَ المَعالي فَلا تَكُن

خَليلي إِن نِلتَ المَعالي فَلا تَكُن

بِما نِلتَ مُغترّاً فَتَستهلك النَفسا

بِما نِلتَ مُغترّاً فَتَستهلك النَفسا

My friend, if you attain eminence, do not be

My friend, if you attain glory, do not be

deluded by what you have attained, lest you destroy yourself.

Arrogant in what you gained, lest you squander yourself.

أَرى النمل إِذ لاحَت جَناحاه ظَنّها

أَرى النمل إِذ لاحَت جَناحاه ظَنّها

عَلامة إِسعاد فَكانَت لَهُ تعسا

عَلامة إِسعاد فَكانَت لَهُ تعسا

I see that the ant, when its two wings appeared, thought them

I see the ant whose wings appeared, and it thought

a sign of good fortune; yet this proved its misfortune.

It a sign of fortune, yet it was misery for it.