لَستَ تَلقى الفَقيهَ إِلّا غَنِيّاً

لَستَ تَلقى الفَقيهَ إِلّا غَنِيّاً

لَيتَ شَعري مِن أَينَ يَستَغنونا

لَيتَ شَعري مِن أَينَ يَستَغنونا

You never meet a jurist unless he is rich.

You will not find the scholar except wealthy

Would that I knew where they get their wealth.

I wonder where they get their riches from

نَقطَعُ البَرَّ وَالبِحارَ طِلابَ الرِ

نَقطَعُ البَرَّ وَالبِحارَ طِلابَ الرِ

زقِ وَالقَومُ ها هُنا قاعِدونا

زقِ وَالقَومُ ها هُنا قاعِدونا

We cross land and seas in search of liveli-

We traverse land and sea seeking sustenance

hood, while these people sit right here.

While these people here sit idly

إِنَّ لِلٌومِ مَضرِباً غابَ عَنّا

إِنَّ لِلٌومِ مَضرِباً غابَ عَنّا

لَم يُصِب قَصدَ وَجهِهِ الراكِبونا

لَم يُصِب قَصدَ وَجهِهِ الراكِبونا

Surely baseness has a destination hidden from us;

Indeed, blame has an unseen place, hidden from us

The riders have not found the way toward it.

Those who set out for it, their aim has not been met