ياO ذاyou الذيwhom أنطقَهُmade him speak مالُهhis wealth
يا ذا الذي أنطقَهُ مالُه
وكانand would have been لولاهُbut for it حليفَa companion of السكوتْsilence
وكان لولاهُ حليفَ السكوتْ
O you whose wealth has made you speak,
O you whom wealth made eloquent
And who, but for it, would have been silence's companion;
And without it, you'd be bound to silence
ماnot لكَyours منof مالكَyour wealth إلاexcept الذيthat which
ما لكَ من مالكَ إلا الذي
تسُدّyou meet منهwith it خلّةa need أوor تَقوتْyou provide sustenance
تسُدّ منه خلّة أو تَقوتْ
Nothing of your wealth is yours except what
You own nothing except what
You use to meet a need or provide sustenance.
Fills a gap or gets you food
سيّانِequal منwhoever أصبحَfinds himself فيin جوسقٍa palace
سيّانِ من أصبحَ في جوسقٍ
أوor كانwas فيin بيتٍa house منof العنكبوتْthe spider
أو كان في بيتٍ من العنكبوتْ
It is all the same whether one finds himself in a palace
It's all the same if one wakes up penniless
Or lives in a spider's house.
Or in a spider web ridden house
ماnot الفقرُpoverty يُدْنيbrings nearer لامرئٍfor a person موتَهhis death
ما الفقرُ يُدْني لامرئٍ موتَه
ولاnor الغِنىwealth يمنَعُهُprevents him أنto يموتْdie
ولا الغِنى يمنَعُهُ أن يموتْ
Poverty does not bring a person's death nearer,
Poverty won't bring death any closer
Nor does wealth prevent him from dying.
Nor will wealth prevent it from coming
Sol 6.1