واللَّه لا كان لِي مالٌ أضِنّ به

واللَّه لا كان لِي مالٌ أضِنّ به

ولا رددتُ بغير النُّجْحِ سُؤّالي

ولا رددتُ بغير النُّجْحِ سُؤّالي

By God, may I never possess wealth I am loath to give,

By Allah, if I had wealth, I would have hoarded it,

Nor turn my petitioners away without success;

And not asked for anything except success.

ولا اِدَّخرتُ سوى جودٍ ومكرُمةٍ

ولا اِدَّخرتُ سوى جودٍ ومكرُمةٍ

ذَخائراً لم أبتْ فيها بأوجالِ

ذَخائراً لم أبتْ فيها بأوجالِ

Nor store up anything but generosity and noble deeds,

I would have stored nothing but generosity and honor

Treasures over which I have never passed the night in fear.

As treasures I did not lock with keys.

المالُ مالي إِذا يوماً سمحتُ به

المالُ مالي إِذا يوماً سمحتُ به

وما تركتُ ورائي ليس من مالي

وما تركتُ ورائي ليس من مالي

Wealth is mine when, one day, I give it freely,

Wealth is my wealth when I am generous one day,

And what I leave behind me is not my wealth.

And what I left behind is not mine.

وفي غدٍ أنا مرموسٌ بمقفرةٍ

وفي غدٍ أنا مرموسٌ بمقفرةٍ

ملْساءَ عاطلةٍ من جانبِ الخالِ

ملْساءَ عاطلةٍ من جانبِ الخالِ

And tomorrow I shall lie buried in a desolate place,

Tomorrow I will be tossed in a barren wasteland,

Smooth and bare, beside al-Khāl,

Smooth and vacant on the side of separation.

خالٍ وإنْ كنتُ ذا أهلٍ وذا نَشَبٍ

خالٍ وإنْ كنتُ ذا أهلٍ وذا نَشَبٍ

عارٍ وإن كان بالبَوْغاء سِربالي

عارٍ وإن كان بالبَوْغاء سِربالي

Alone, though I had family and property,

Separation, even if I had family and roots,

Naked, though my garment lies in the fine dust.

Shame, even if I had on robes.