ابْذُلِ المالَ لا تُبالِ بِبَذْلِهْ

ابْذُلِ المالَ لا تُبالِ بِبَذْلِهْ

قَبلَ تَرحالِهِ ونأْيِ مَحَلِّهْ

قَبلَ تَرحالِهِ ونأْيِ مَحَلِّهْ

Give your wealth freely; do not fret over giving it away,

Spend your wealth, do not care for its loss

Before it departs and its dwelling grows distant.

Before it leaves you and settles elsewhere

إنَّما المالُ عِنْدَكَ ابنُ سَبيلٍ

إنَّما المالُ عِنْدَكَ ابنُ سَبيلٍ

وَقِرى ابنِ السَّبيلِ تَجْهِيزُ رَحْلِهُ

وَقِرى ابنِ السَّبيلِ تَجْهِيزُ رَحْلِهُ

Wealth in your keeping is only a wayfarer,

Wealth with you is but a wayfarer’s provision

And hospitality to a wayfarer means preparing his travel gear.

And readying a wayfarer’s provision is honouring him