لَن يَقضِيَ الحاجاتِ إِلّا دِرهَمٌ

لَن يَقضِيَ الحاجاتِ إِلّا دِرهَمٌ

عَزَّ الغَنيُّ وَدِرهَمٌ لِمُؤَمِّلِ

عَزَّ الغَنيُّ وَدِرهَمٌ لِمُؤَمِّلِ

Only a dirham will fulfill needs.

No wish is granted save by the dirham's might,

The rich man has gained honor; and a dirham for one who hopes

The rich man’s pride, the pauper’s sweet delight.

يُدني لَكَ الغَرَضَ البَعيدَ بِسِحرِهِ

يُدني لَكَ الغَرَضَ البَعيدَ بِسِحرِهِ

وَيَحُلَّ عُقدَةَ كُلِّ أَمرٍ مُشكِلِ

وَيَحُلَّ عُقدَةَ كُلِّ أَمرٍ مُشكِلِ

Brings the distant goal near to you by its magic,

It brings you close the aims you wished so far,

And unties the knot of every perplexing matter.

And solves the problems hard that make you star.

فَإِذا فَهِمتَ السِرَّ فيهِ رَأَيتَهُ

فَإِذا فَهِمتَ السِرَّ فيهِ رَأَيتَهُ

ذُخرَ المُؤَمِّلِ نُزهَةَ المُتَأَمِّلِ

ذُخرَ المُؤَمِّلِ نُزهَةَ المُتَأَمِّلِ

So when you understand the secret within it, you see it as

If you but fathom, you will grasp its worth,

The hopeful one's treasure, the contemplative one's delight.

A joyful treasure for the man of dearth,

وَإِذا نَظَرتَ إِلى أَسِرَّةِ وَجهِهِ

وَإِذا نَظَرتَ إِلى أَسِرَّةِ وَجهِهِ

لَمَعَت كَلَمعِ العارِضِ المُتَهَلِّلِ

لَمَعَت كَلَمعِ العارِضِ المُتَهَلِّلِ

And when you look at the lines of its face,

And if you look upon its lovely face,

They gleam like the flash of a radiant cloud.

It shines as shining rain in time of grace.