أَغنىthe richest الأَنامِof mortals تَقِيٌّa pious man فيon ذُرىthe heights of جَبَلٍa mountain
أَغنى الأَنامِ تَقِيٌّ في ذُرى جَبَلٍ
يَرضىis content with القَليلَlittle وَيَأبىand refuses الوَشيَembroidered finery وَالتاجاand the crown
يَرضى القَليلَ وَيَأبى الوَشيَ وَالتاجا
The richest of mortals is a pious man on a mountain's heights,
The devout man is the richest of people though he lives on a mountainside
who is content with little and refuses embroidered finery and the crown.
Content with little, disdaining pomp and finery
وَأَفقَرُand the poorest الناسِof people فيin دُنياهُمُtheir worldly life مَلِكٌa king
وَأَفقَرُ الناسِ في دُنياهُمُ مَلِكٌ
يُضحيcomes to be إِلىof اللَجَبِthe clamorous army الجَرّارِvast مُحتاجاin need
يُضحي إِلى اللَجَبِ الجَرّارِ مُحتاجا
And the poorest of people in their worldly life is a king,
Yet the poorest of men is a king in his world's affairs
who finds himself in need of a vast, clamorous army.
Who sacrifices everything for gems and jewels
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمتُI have learned المَناياdeaths غَيرَnot تارِكَةٍsparing
وَقَد عَلِمتُ المَنايا غَيرَ تارِكَةٍ
لَيثاًa lion بِخِفّانِin Khiffan أَوor ظبيّاًa gazelle بِفِرتاجاin Firtaj
لَيثاً بِخِفّانِ أَو ظبيّاً بِفِرتاجا
And I have learned that death does not spare
And death I know leaves not
a lion in Khiffan or a gazelle in Firtaj.
Either lion with claws or deer with antlers
Sol 6.1