اِيّاكَbeware وَالحِرصand greed اِنَّindeed الحِرصَgreed مهلكةٌa cause of ruin
اِيّاكَ وَالحِرص اِنَّ الحِرصَ مهلكةٌ
وَاِقنَعand be content بِماwith what هُوَit مَرزوقٌprovided وَمَقسومُand allotted
وَاِقنَع بِما هُوَ مَرزوقٌ وَمَقسومُ
Beware of greed, for greed is a cause of ruin.
Beware of greed, for greed destroys
And be content with what is provided and allotted.
Be content with what is destined and allotted
ماnot زادَincreased حِرصُgreed اِمرىءٍa man's فيin رزقِهِhis sustenance وَكَفىand it suffices
ما زادَ حِرصُ اِمرىءٍ في رزقِهِ وَكَفى
اِنَّindeed الحَريصَthe greedy man عَلىin الحالَينِboth cases مَذمومblameworthy
اِنَّ الحَريصَ عَلى الحالَينِ مَذموم
No man's greed has increased his sustenance; and it is enough
A man's greed does not increase his sustenance at all
that the greedy man is blameworthy in either case.
Indeed, one greedy in either state is blameworthy