دَعينيlet me لِلغِنىfor wealth أَسعىI strive فَإِنّيfor indeed I
دَعيني لِلغِنى أَسعى فَإِنّي
رَأَيتُI have seen الناسَpeople شَرُّهُمُthe worst of them الفَقيرُthe poor man
رَأَيتُ الناسَ شَرُّهُمُ الفَقيرُ
Let me strive for wealth, for I
have seen the poor man deemed the worst of people,
وَأَبعَدُهُمand the most shunned of them وَأَهوَنُهُمand the least esteemed of them عَلَيهِمin their eyes
وَأَبعَدُهُم وَأَهوَنُهُم عَلَيهِم
وَإِنand even if أَمسىhe has come to be لَهُto him حَسَبٌnoble lineage وَخيرُand virtue
وَإِن أَمسى لَهُ حَسَبٌ وَخيرُ
the most shunned and the least esteemed by them,
even if he has noble lineage and virtue.
وَيُقصيهِand excludes him النَديُّthe gathering وَتَزدَريهِand scorns him
وَيُقصيهِ النَديُّ وَتَزدَريهِ
حَليلَتُهُhis wife وَيَنهَرُهُand rebukes him الصَغيرُthe child
حَليلَتُهُ وَيَنهَرُهُ الصَغيرُ
The gathering excludes him, and he is scorned
by his wife, while the child rebukes him.
وَيُلفىand is found ذوthe possessor of الغِنىwealth وَلَهُand he has جَلالٌmajesty
وَيُلفى ذو الغِنى وَلَهُ جَلالٌ
يَكادُalmost فُؤادُthe heart of صاحِبُهُhis companion يَطيرُflies
يَكادُ فُؤادُ صاحِبُهُ يَطيرُ
And the wealthy man is found to command such awe
that his companion's heart almost takes flight.
قَليلٌslight ذَنبُهُhis sin وَالذَنبُand the sin جَمٌّabundant
قَليلٌ ذَنبُهُ وَالذَنبُ جَمٌّ
وَلَكِنand yet لِلغِنىfor wealth رَبٌّa lord غَفورُforgiving
وَلَكِن لِلغِنى رَبٌّ غَفورُ
His sin is deemed slight, though his sins are many;
yet wealth has a forgiving lord.
Sol 6.1