إنَّindeed الدَّراهِمَthe dirhams (silver coins) مَسُّهاtouching them
إنَّ الدَّراهِمَ مَسُّها
أَلَمٌa pain يَشُقُّweighs heavily علىupon الكِرامِthe noble
أَلَمٌ يَشُقُّ على الكِرامِ
Indeed, touching dirhams
The touch of money is pain
is a pain that weighs upon the noble.
That grieves the noble souls
الضَّرْبُstriking (minting) أَوَّلُthe beginning of أَمرِهاtheir course
الضَّرْبُ أَوَّلُ أَمرِها
والحَبْسُand imprisonment فيin أَيدِيthe hands of اللِّئامِthe ignoble
والحَبْسُ في أَيدِي اللِّئامِ
Striking marks their beginning,
To ask for it at first
and they are imprisoned in the hands of the ignoble.
And later be held by the vile
Sol 6.1