جامعone who combines المالwealth والخصاصةِand want رفقاbe gentle
جامع المال والخصاصةِ رفقا
لكfor you حالٌa state منof التناقضcontradiction تخزىbrings shame
لك حالٌ من التناقض تخزى
You who combine wealth with want, be gentle.
The one who hoards wealth and stinginess
Yours is a state of contradiction that brings shame.
Your state is one of contradiction and shame
أيwhat عزhonor ماas long as لمnot يكنis كلevery شيءthing
أي عز ما لم يكن كل شيء
تشتهيdesires النفسُthe soul منof حلالwhat is lawful بحوزيin my possession
تشتهي النفسُ من حلال بحوزي
What honor is there unless everything
What glory is there if everything
lawful that the soul desires is in my possession?
My soul desires isn't within my possession
كيفhow أحياI live وعنديand I have المالُwealth محروماًdeprived
كيف أحيا وعندي المالُ محروماً
وأمشىand I walk ما(emphatic particle) بينbetween غمزٍmocking winks ولمزand taunts
وأمشى ما بين غمزٍ ولمز
How can I live deprived when I have wealth,
How can I live when wealth avoids me
and walk amid mocking winks and taunts?
And I walk between winks and taunts
ربmany a شيءٍthing إنif أحرمI deprive النفسthe soul منهof it
رب شيءٍ إن أحرم النفس منه
وهوand it is طوعىat my command يكنwill be نصيبshare المعزىthe consoler
وهو طوعى يكن نصيب المعزى
Many a thing, if I deny it to my soul,
Many things that deprive the soul
though it is at my command, will be the consoler's share.
If willingly given, bring honor
أيwhat معنىmeaning للمالfor wealth لاnot حولchanged البخلmiserliness
أي معنى للمال لا حول البخل
ولاnor جملadorned الحياةlife بعزwith honor
ولا جمل الحياة بعز
What use is wealth that has neither changed miserliness
What meaning is there to wealth without generosity
nor adorned life with honor?
A life without dignity or honor
قدindeed كفاناhas spared us البخيلُthe miser ندعوwe pray عليهagainst him
قد كفانا البخيلُ ندعو عليه
فهوfor he is فيin حالةa state منof النفسthe soul تجزىpunishes
فهو في حالة من النفس تجزى
The miser has spared us the need to pray against him,
We've had enough of the miser, we curse him
for the state of his soul punishes him.
For he is in a state his soul deserves
Sol 6.1