سرورٌ يقيمُ ولا يرحل

سرورٌ يقيمُ ولا يرحل

ونعماءُ آخرُها أَوَّلُ

ونعماءُ آخرُها أَوَّلُ

A joy that abides and never departs,

Joy that abides and never departs,

and blessings whose end is ever a beginning;

And bounty whose end is a beginning,

ويُمنٌ يدومُ ولا ينقضي

ويُمنٌ يدومُ ولا ينقضي

وسعدٌ يلوحُ ولا يأفلُ

وسعدٌ يلوحُ ولا يأفلُ

good fortune that endures and never expires,

And blessing that endures and never ends,

and felicity that shines and never sets.

And good fortune that shines and never sets.

فضلتَ وأفضَلتَ سَومَ السحابِ

فضلتَ وأفضَلتَ سَومَ السحابِ

وخيرُ الورى الفاضِلُ المُفضِلُ

وخيرُ الورى الفاضِلُ المُفضِلُ

You excelled and gave freely with the clouds’ profusion;

You have excelled and given generously, outpacing the clouds,

the best of humankind is the excellent benefactor.

And the best of humankind is the virtuous, generous man.

وجُودُ الكريمِ له جُنَّةٌ

وجُودُ الكريمِ له جُنَّةٌ

وعَقلُ اللبيبِ له مَعقِلُ

وعَقلُ اللبيبِ له مَعقِلُ

The noble person’s generosity is a shield for him,

And the noble man's generosity is his shield,

and the wise person’s reason is his stronghold.

And the discerning man's reason is his stronghold.

وليس لذي المالِ من مالِهِ

وليس لذي المالِ من مالِهِ

سوى ما يُنيلُ وما يأكلُ

سوى ما يُنيلُ وما يأكلُ

Of all his wealth, the wealthy person possesses nothing

And the wealthy man has nothing of his wealth

except what he gives away and what he consumes.

Except what he gives and what he eats.

وما المالُ مالٌ لمَن يقتني

وما المالُ مالٌ لمَن يقتني

ولكنَّهُ مالُ من يبذلُ

ولكنَّهُ مالُ من يبذلُ

Wealth is no true wealth for one who merely amasses it;

And wealth is not wealth for the one who acquires it,

it belongs instead to the one who spends it.

But it is the wealth of the one who gives freely.

وبالجِدِّ يُدفَعُ ما يتقى

وبالجِدِّ يُدفَعُ ما يتقى

وبالجد يُدرَكُ ما يؤمَلُ

وبالجد يُدرَكُ ما يؤمَلُ

Through earnest striving, what is feared is warded off,

And through diligence, what is feared is warded off,

and through earnest striving, what is hoped for is attained.

And through diligence, what is hoped for is attained.

ولم يزلِ الفَقرُ مستصحِباً

ولم يزلِ الفَقرُ مستصحِباً

لِمَن يتوانى ومن يكسَلُ

لِمَن يتوانى ومن يكسَلُ

Poverty has never ceased to accompany

And poverty has never ceased to be a companion

the one who dallies and the one who grows idle.

To whoever is lax and whoever is lazy.

إذا الناسُ كانوا بني واحدٍ

إذا الناسُ كانوا بني واحدٍ

فأجملُهُم أثراً أفضَلُ

فأجملُهُم أثراً أفضَلُ

Though people may all be children of one father,

If people are the children of one man,

the best among them is the one whose legacy is fairest.

Then the one who leaves the fairest mark is the best.