يا جامِعَ المالِ وَالأَيّامُ تَخدَعُهُ

يا جامِعَ المالِ وَالأَيّامُ تَخدَعُهُ

خَوفاً مِنَ الفَقرِ هَذا الفَقرُ وَالعَدَمُ

خَوفاً مِنَ الفَقرِ هَذا الفَقرُ وَالعَدَمُ

O hoarder of wealth, whom the days deceive,

O accumulator of wealth, time deceives him,

For fear of poverty—this is poverty and destitution.

Fearing poverty, this is poverty and nothingness.

أَسَأتَ ظَنَّكَ بِاللَهِ الَّذي خَضَعَت

أَسَأتَ ظَنَّكَ بِاللَهِ الَّذي خَضَعَت

لَهُ الرِقابُ فَشابَت قَلبَكَ الظُلَمُ

لَهُ الرِقابُ فَشابَت قَلبَكَ الظُلَمُ

You have thought ill of God, before whom have bowed

You thought ill of God, to whom necks have submitted,

The necks; so darkness has tainted your heart.

So darkness seeped into your heart.