1. يقولونَ مالَك لاتَقتني

    مَن المالِ ذُخْراً يُفيدُ الغِنى

    They say, “Why do you not acquire

    a reserve of money that brings freedom from want?”

  2. فقْلتُ وأفحمْتُهُم في الجوابِ

    لئلا أخافَ ولا أحزَنا

    So I replied, silencing them with my answer:

    “So that I may neither fear nor grieve.

  3. كَفاني غِنىً أنَّني مُقْتَنٍ

    منَ العلمِ أشرفَ ما يُقتنى

    It is wealth enough for me that I possess

    knowledge, the noblest thing one can acquire.”