وَمُبخّلٍ بِالمالِ قُلتُ لَعَلَّهُ

يَنْدَى وَظَنّي فيهِ ظَنٌ مُخْلِفُ

I chided one hoarding wealth, perhaps

He would regret it—but my hopes in him were false.

جَمْعُ الدَّراهِمِ لَيسَ جَمْعَ سَلامَةٍ

فأَجَابني لكنَّهُ لا يُصْرَفُ

Amassing dirhams is no surety of safety;

He answered me: But it cannot be spent.