1. Ma'an builds and Yazid demolishes
Thus does Allah do what He wills
١. بَنى مَعنٌ وَيَهدِمُهُ يَزيدُ
كَذاكَ اللَهُ يَفعَلُ ما يُريدُ
2. Ma'an was a sorrow for the envious
And this may bring joy to the envious
٢. فَمَعنٌ كانَ لِلحُسّادِ غَمّاً
وَهَذا قَد يُسَرُّ بِهِ الحَسودُ
3. Yazid increases in stinginess and miserliness
And decreases in generosity, never increasing
٣. يَزيدُ يَزيدُ في مَنعٍ وَبُخلٍ
وَيَنقُصُ في النَوالِ وَلا يَزيدُ