إِنَّindeed البَخيلَthe miser وَإِنand even if أَفادَhe gains غِنىًwealth
إِنَّ البَخيلَ وَإِن أَفادَ غِنىً
لَتَرىyou surely see عَلَيهِupon him مَخايِلَsigns الفَقرِpoverty
لَتَرى عَلَيهِ مَخايِلَ الفَقرِ
Indeed, the miser, even if he gains wealth—
you will surely see upon him the signs of poverty.
لَيسَis not الغَنِيُّthe truly rich person بِكُلِّevery ذيpossessor of سِعَةٍabundance
لَيسَ الغَنِيُّ بِكُلِّ ذي سِعَةٍ
فيin المالِmoney لَيسَis not بِواسِعِbroad of الصَدرِthe breast (heart)
في المالِ لَيسَ بِواسِعِ الصَدرِ
Not everyone with ample means is truly rich—
ample in money, but not generous of heart.
ماnot فاتَنيescaped me خَيرُkindness اِمرِئٍa man وَضَعتَlifted away
ما فاتَني خَيرُ اِمرِئٍ وَضَعتَ
عَنّيfrom me يَداهُhis two hands مَؤونَةَthe burden of الشُكرِgratitude
عَنّي يَداهُ مَؤونَةَ الشُكرِ
I have missed no kindness from a man whose hands
have spared me the burden of thanks.