لوif كانwere ليmine منof مالwealth قوميmy people كماas much as
لو كان لي من مال قومي كما
ليI have منof مديحٍpraise بينَهمamong them يَخلُدُendures
لي من مديحٍ بينَهم يَخلُدُ
If I had as much of my people's wealth
As I have of praise that endures among them,
قضيتI would pay off دَينthe debt القطرof the country مستخلصاًfreeing
قضيت دَين القطر مستخلصاً
أبوابهits gates منfrom دائنa creditor يرصدlies in wait
أبوابه من دائن يرصد
I would pay off the country's debt, freeing
Its gates from a creditor lying in wait.
ماليI have no سوىexcept ماhow أحسنتْwell you have done! أجرةpayment
مالي سوى ما أحسنتْ أجرة
ياO كنزtreasure أحسنتَyou have done well! متىwhen تنفدwill you run out
يا كنز أحسنتَ متى تنفد
I have no payment but “How well you have done!”
O treasure of “Well done!”, when will you run out?
Sol 6.1