不求，朋友成群，
但求，知己一人；

                                                    Ask not for having a band of friends,

                                                    but only an alter ego.

不求，财富无数，
但求，够花够用；

                                                    Ask not for money in abundance,

                                                    but  the money in adequacy.

不求，万人怜惜，
但求，一人懂得；

                                                    Ask not for letting everyone love you,

                                                    but only one to know you.

不求，房子多大，
但求，一家温暖；

                                                    Ask not for a large house,

                                                    but a home of warmth.

不求，车子豪华，
但求，一生平安；

                                                    Ask not for a ritzy car,

                                                    but a lifetime of safety.

不求，衣着华丽，
但求，穿着合体；

                                                    Ask not for all dressed up,

                                                     but a becoming suit.

不求，才高八斗，

但求，思想丰富；

                                                    Ask not being a savant,

                                                    but being an intellectual.

不求，地位显赫，
但求，工作顺心；

                                                    Ask not for being a person of stature,
                                                     but for being a satisfactory worker.  

不求，人生辉煌，
但求，一生无悔；

                                                    Ask not for a life of prominence,
                                                    but a life of no regrets. 

不求，万事圆满，
但求，事事顺心；

                                                    Ask not for all things come to perfection
                                                    but all to satisfaction.

不求，长命百岁，
但求，身体健康；

                                                    Ask not for a long life,
                                                    but for a healthy life.

不求，生活奢侈，
但求，美满幸福；

                                                    Ask not for living in luxury,

                                                    but in happiness.                                                  

不求，日子精彩，
但求，充实快乐；

                                                    Ask not for an eventful life,

                                                     but for a solid and happy one.

不求，阅人无数，

但求，有你就好！

Ask not for having a wide circle of acquiantances,

but for having only you!