Hello,

First I want to thank you for taking the time to read this.
So, I plan on getting a tattoo in Irish with the phrase being,

"Don't aspire. Just be".

Now, right off the bat it may sound like a somewhat negative quote to get tattooed on my body forever. But, that saying has deep meaning to me and it's how I've started to live my life by. It's pretty much saying, don't say you want to be something, just be it.

For dialect i'm not quite sure what it would be, I know my ancestors are from County Clare and i'm not sure if that has a specific dialect- but if I need to pick one that'd be it. I've been trying to translate this phrase for a few weeks now and keep getting different answers. So, i'm hoping someone here can help me out with this

Once again, thank you for your time!

Open-ended "Be!" is difficult in Irish.

Perhaps:

Ná bí ag tnúth leis. Déan é.
"Don't aspire to it. Do it."

Await further input ...

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[hr]Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher[/hr]
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

I don't really love Breandán's suggestion (although there is nothing objectively wrong with it) but couldn't think of anything better myself. It isn't an easy choice to translate.

Have you considered the Irish saying
Déan mórán is can beagán
(Do much and speak little)

When it comes to a short mantra like this a literal translation often won't bring your meaning across well. Anyway, best luck!

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ЯГОН ТОҶИК НЕСТ ИНҶО???

I can't think of a better way. It's not an easy translation.