قُل لِاِبنِ سينا لا طَبيـ

ـبَ اليَومَ إِلّا الدِرهَمُ

Tell the son of Sina no medicine today

Except the dirham is a doctor

هُوَ قَبلَ بقراطٍ وَقَب

لَكَ لِلجِراحَةِ مَرهَمُ

It was before Hippocrates and before you

As an ointment for surgery

وَالناسُ مُذ كانوا عَلَيـ

ـهِ دائِرونَ وَحُوَّمُ

And people since ancient times

Have revolved around it and coveted it

وَبِسِحرِهِ تَعلو الأَسا

فِلُ في العُيونِ وَتَعظُمُ

And by its magic the fingers

Rise in the eyes and are esteemed

يا هَل تُرى الأَلفانِ وَقـ

ـفٌ لا يُمَسُّ وَمَحرَمُ

O do you see the two thousands untouched

And forbidden to be touched

بَنكُ السَعيدِ عَلَيهِما

حَتّى القِيامَةِ قَيِّمُ

Your prosperous bank upon them

Until the Day of Resurrection established

لا شيكَ يَظهَرُ في البُنو

كِ وَلا حِوالَةَ تُخصَمُ

No cheque appears in the banks

Nor withdrawal order disputed

وَأَعَفُّ مَن لاقَيتَ يَلـ

ـقاهُ فَلا يَتَكَرَّمُ

And most generous whom you meet

Does not greet you nor shows courtesy