أثَروْاthey grew wealthy فماyet not علِمknew امرؤٌa person إثراَءهمtheir wealth
أثَروْا فما علِم امرؤٌ إثراَءهم
فلوand if املَقواthey became destitute لمnot يعلمbe known الإِملاقُdestitution
فلو املَقوا لم يعلم الإِملاقُ
They grew wealthy, yet no one knew of their wealth.
Their riches left no trace that one could know,
And were they to become destitute, their destitution would not be known.
Had they withheld, withholding too would go unnoticed.
سِيَّانِalike إثراءُwealth اللئيمthe miser وعُدمُهand his poverty
سِيَّانِ إثراءُ اللئيم وعُدمُه
إنindeed الدراهمَthe dirhams عَرفُهاtheir fragrance الإنفاقُspending
إن الدراهمَ عَرفُها الإنفاقُ
The miser's wealth and his poverty are alike.
A scoundrel's wealth and lack of wealth are one -
Indeed, the fragrance of dirhams is in spending them.
The worth of cash is known by how it's spent.
Sol 6.1