خَليلَيَّmy two friends إِنَّindeed المَوتَdeath لَيسَis not بِناهِلِsated with drink
خَليلَيَّ إِنَّ المَوتَ لَيسَ بِناهِلِ
وَلَيسَand is not الَّذيthe one who يَهديdirects المَناياdeaths بِغافِلِheedless
وَلَيسَ الَّذي يَهدي المَنايا بِغافِلِ
My two friends, death is never sated,
My friend, death spares no one
nor is the one who directs death heedless.
Nor does it warn its next victim
خَليلَيَّmy two friends يُفنيdestroys المَوتُdeath كُلَّevery قَبيلَةٍtribe
خَليلَيَّ يُفني المَوتُ كُلَّ قَبيلَةٍ
وَماand not أَناI إِلّاexcept فيon سَبيلِthe path of القَبائِلِthe tribes
وَما أَنا إِلّا في سَبيلِ القَبائِلِ
My two friends, death destroys every tribe,
My friend, death destroys every tribe
and I am but on the path of the tribes.
And I am but one of the tribes
فَروحاًso go, you two عَلىto ماليmy wealth كُلاeat, both of you مِنof فُضولِهِits surplus
فَروحاً عَلى مالي كُلا مِن فُضولِهِ
فَماfor ... not تُجمَعُis amassed الأَموالُwealth إِلاّexcept لِآكلِfor one who consumes
فَما تُجمَعُ الأَموالُ إِلاّ لِآكلِ
So turn to my wealth, you two; eat of its surplus,
So bid farewell to all excess wealth
for wealth is amassed only for someone to consume it.
Since wealth is gathered only to be squandered
إِذاif أَناI لَمdo not أَنفَعhelp others بِجاهيthrough my standing وَلَمand do not أَجُدgive generously
إِذا أَنا لَم أَنفَع بِجاهي وَلَم أَجُد
بِمالِيَof my wealth طالَتنيwill reach me يَدُthe hand المُتَطاوِلِof the aggressor
بِمالِيَ طالَتني يَدُ المُتَطاوِلِ
If I do not help others through my standing, nor give generously
If I cannot benefit from my status or find
of my wealth, the aggressor’s hand will reach me.
Refuge in my money from death's grasping hand
Sol 6.1