شَفافَةٌa small amount مِنْof غِنىًwealth فيin الأَمنِsafety مُجْزِيَةٌsufficient
شَفافَةٌ مِنْ غِنىً في الأَمنِ مُجْزِيَةٌ
والحِرْصُand greed لَيْسَis not علىwith عِرْضٍhonor بِمَأْمُونِto be trusted
والحِرْصُ لَيْسَ على عِرْضٍ بِمَأْمُونِ
A little wealth in safety is enough;
and greed cannot be trusted with one's honor.
وَقَدْand indeed قَنِعْتُI have become content فَجَأْشِيso my heart لاnot يُقَلْقِلُهُunsettles it
وَقَدْ قَنِعْتُ فَجَأْشِي لا يُقَلْقِلُهُ
بَيْضاءُthe white palace كِسْرَىof Kisra وَلاnor صَفْراءُyellow gold قارونِof Qarun
بَيْضاءُ كِسْرَى وَلا صَفْراءُ قارونِ
And I am content, so my heart is not unsettled by
Kisra's white palace, nor Qarun's yellow gold.
Sol 6.1