1. ألا إنَّ الغِنى للمرءِ روحُ

    وإن غناءهُ في الأُذنِ ريحُ

    Behold, wealth is a man's soul,

    And indeed, his singing is wind in the ear.

  2. وما بمُحَصِّلٍ عقلاً ودينا

    ليذهبَ منهُ بينَ الريحِ روحُ

    And no man who has acquired reason and faith

    Would let his soul depart from him amid the wind.