بالمالِthrough wealth ينقادyields كلُّevery صعبٍdifficult thing
بالمالِ ينقاد كلُّ صعبٍ
منof عالمthe world of الأرضthe earth والسماءand heaven
من عالم الأرض والسماء
Through wealth, every difficult thing yields,
With money can be led astray
in the world of earth and heaven.
Each hardened soul on earth and in heaven
يحسبهconsiders it عالمٌa scholar حجاباًa veil
يحسبه عالمٌ حجاباً
لمdid not يعرفواthey know لذةَthe delight of العطاءِgiving
لم يعرفوا لذةَ العطاءِ
A scholar considers it a veil;
Thinking it a veil
they have not known the delight of giving.
They knew not the joy of giving
لولاwere it not for الذيthat which فيin النفوسthe souls منهof it
لولا الذي في النفوس منه
لمwould not يجبanswer اللهGod فيin الدعاءsupplication
لم يجب الله في الدعاء
Were it not for what souls contain of it,
Were it not for what it stirs in souls
God would not answer supplication.
None would God heed when praying
لاdo not تحسبthink المالwealth ماwhat تراهyou see
لا تحسب المال ما تراه
منof عَسْجدgold مشرقٍgleaming لرائيto a beholder
من عَسْجد مشرقٍ لرائي
Do not think wealth is what you see
Think not money what you see
of gold gleaming before a beholder.
Of glistening marble for beholders
بلrather هوit ماthat which كنتَyou were ياO بنيّmy dear son
بل هو ما كنتَ يا بنيّ
بهthrough it غنياًself-sufficient عنwithout need of السواءall else
به غنياً عن السواء
Rather, my dear son, it is whatever has made you
But rather what made you, my son
self-sufficient, needing nothing else.
Independent of aid
فكنso be بربthrough the Lord of العلىthe heights غنيّاًrich
فكن برب العلى غنيّاً
وعاملand deal with الحقَّthe Real بالوفاءwith faithfulness
وعامل الحقَّ بالوفاء
So be rich through the Lord on high,
So in the Lord Most High find wealth
and deal faithfully with the Real.
And serve the Truth in constancy
Sol 6.1