ضيِّقُ الصدر بخيلٌ

ضيِّقُ الصدر بخيلٌ

ضيَّق اللَّه معاشهْ

ضيَّق اللَّه معاشهْ

The narrow-hearted man is a miser.

The narrow-chested are misers,

May God constrict his livelihood,

God has narrowed their livelihood,

وكساه الخوفَ والذلْ

وكساه الخوفَ والذلْ

لة وابتزَّ رياشَهْ

لة وابتزَّ رياشَهْ

and clothe him in fear and abase—

And clothed them in fear and disgrace.

—ment, and strip him of his finery.

Greed has plucked away their plumage.