أَبٌنّي إِنَّ مِنَ الرِجالِ بَهيمَةً

في صورَةِ الرَجُلِ السَميعِ المُبصِرِ

Father, some men are beasts

My son, truly among men there is a beast,

in a man's form, hearing and seeing.

In the form of a hearing, seeing man;

فَطِنٌ بِكُلِّ رَزّيَةٍ في مالِهِ

وَإِذا أُصيبَ بِدينِهُ لَم يَشعُرِ

Shrewd concerning any profit in his money,

He is astute regarding every calamity in his wealth,

yet senseless when called to pay his debts.

But if stricken in his faith, he feels it not.