أَدارَهُمُ قَد كُنتِ داراً لِدَهرِهِم

أَدارَهُمُ قَد كُنتِ داراً لِدَهرِهِم

وَمِن بعدِ سُكناهُ لَها اِنتَقَلَ الدَهرُ

وَمِن بعدِ سُكناهُ لَها اِنتَقَلَ الدَهرُ

O dwelling of theirs, once you were their home through all their days;

O their abode, you were once a home for their time;

and after they dwelt there, Time itself moved on.

And after its stay there, Time moved on.

أُريدُ الغِنى المُغَنّي عَنِ الناسِ وَالغِنى

أُريدُ الغِنى المُغَنّي عَنِ الناسِ وَالغِنى

إِذا كانَ يُلجيني إِلَيهِم هُوَ الفَقرُ

إِذا كانَ يُلجيني إِلَيهِم هُوَ الفَقرُ

I seek the wealth that frees me from dependence on people—and wealth,

I seek wealth that frees me from needing people; and wealth,

if it drives me to turn to them, is poverty itself.

If it forces me to turn to them, is poverty.