ألاBehold إنَّindeed الغِنىwealth للمرءِfor a man روحُa soul
ألا إنَّ الغِنى للمرءِ روحُ
وإنand indeed غناءهُhis singing فيin الأُذنِthe ear ريحُwind
وإن غناءهُ في الأُذنِ ريحُ
Behold, wealth is a man's soul,
And indeed, his singing is wind in the ear.
وماand not بمُحَصِّلٍone who has acquired عقلاًreason وديناand faith
وما بمُحَصِّلٍ عقلاً ودينا
ليذهبَthat it should depart منهُfrom him بينَamid الريحِthe wind روحُa soul
ليذهبَ منهُ بينَ الريحِ روحُ
And no man who has acquired reason and faith
Would let his soul depart from him amid the wind.
Sol 6.1