1. عجباً من رجلٍ ذي سَعة

    تأخذ الأيام من منسأتهْ

    How astonishing—a man of wealth!

    The days wear away his walking staff.

  2. يحرس المال ولا يأكله

    نظر البازي على مربأته

    He guards his wealth but does not consume it,

    Like a hawk gazing from his lookout.

  3. إنما يجمع ما يجمعه

    راغم الأنف لبعلِ امرأته

    He merely gathers whatever he gathers,

    Against his will, for the man who will marry his wife.