وَذي غِنىً أَوهَمَتهُ هِمَّتُهُ

أَنَّ الغِنى عَنهُ غَيرُ مُنفَصِلِ

He whom ambition led to believe

That wealth would never leave his side

فَجَرَّ أَذيالَ عُجبِهِ بَطَراً

وَاِختالَ لِلكِبرِياءِ في حُلَلِ

Strutted with pride and vanity,

Decked out in fine robes and gowns.

بَزَّتهُ أَيدي الخُطوبِ بِزَّتَهُ

فَاِعتاضَ بَعدَ الجَديدِ بِالسَمَلِ

But life soon tore his clothes to rags,

And meager times replaced his wealth.

فَلا تَثِق بِالغِنى فَآفَتُهُ ال

فَقرُ وَصَرفُ الزَمانِ ذو دُوَلِ

So trust not in your riches, whose nature

Is loss and fortune’s fickle wheel.

كَفى بِنَيلِ الكَفافِ مِنهُ غِنىً

عَنهُ فَكُن فيهِ غَيرَ مُحتَفِلِ

Let gaining your sustenance suffice,

Not hoarding up for days ahead.