لم أر شيئاً صادقاً نفعه

للمرء كالدرهم والسيفِ

I have not seen anything as beneficial

To a man as a dirham and a sword

يقضي له الدرهم حاجاته

والسيف يحميه من الحيف

The dirham fulfills his needs

And the sword protects him from injustice