ياO مَنyou who يُعِزُّhold dear المالَwealth ضَنّاًout of stinginess بِهِwith it
يا مَن يُعِزُّ المالَ ضَنّاً بِهِ
إِنَّindeed المَعاليnoble attainments ضِدَّthe opposite of ماwhat تَزعَمُyou suppose
إِنَّ المَعالي ضِدَّ ما تَزعَمُ
O you who hold wealth dear out of stinginess with it,
O you who hoard wealth avariciously,
Indeed, noble attainments are the opposite of what you suppose.
Verily, greatness opposes what you assume.
ماnot عَزَّrose in esteem بَينَamong الناسِpeople قَدرُthe standing of اِمرِىءٍa man
ما عَزَّ بَينَ الناسِ قَدرُ اِمرِىءٍ
إِلّاexcept وَقَدand already ذَلَّwas humbled بِهِby him الدِرهَمُthe dirham
إِلّا وَقَد ذَلَّ بِهِ الدِرهَمُ
No man's standing has risen among people
No man's worth was ever exalted among people
unless the dirham has already been humbled by him.
Except that money thereby became humbled.
Sol 6.1