يا جامع المال كُلْهُ قبل آكلهِ

فإنّما المالُ في الدّنيا لمن أكلا

O you who gather all wealth before consuming it

Wealth in this world belongs only to those who consume it

أنتَ المجارى إِلى ما بتّ تجمعه

فاِسبقْ إليه صروفَ الدَّهرِ والأجلا

You are racing towards what you strive to accumulate

So outpace the vicissitudes of fate and death's arrival

إنْ تُبقِ مالَكَ حيناً لم تُبَقَّ له

إمّا بطلتَ فَناءً عنه أو بطلا

If you keep your wealth for a while, it won't last for you

You will either expire before it or expire without it

أمَّا الكريمُ فيمضِي مالُهُ معه

ويترك المالَ للأعداء مَن بَخِلا

The generous spend their wealth in life and take it with them

While the miser leaves his wealth for his enemies when he dies