1. I saw a people in a mosque's precinct
Who amassed wealth and great fortune
١. رأيت قوما في ذرى مسجد
خصّوا بأموال وإقبال
2. I greeted them properly, yet they did not ask
So my dire state made me stand aloof
٢. سلمت كالرسم فما سلوا
فأوضعتني رقّة الحال
3. Then after me came a wealthy man
Who heaped his wealth upon their hoard
٣. وجاء بعدي رجلٌ موسر
فسلّم المال على المال