مَنwhoever ظَنَّthinks أنَّthat العُلاeminence بالمالِthrough wealth يجمَعُهُhe gains it
مَن ظَنَّ أنَّ العُلا بالمالِ يجمَعُهُ
فاعلَمْthen know بأنَّthat غِناهُhis wealth فَقرُهُhis poverty أبَداforever
فاعلَمْ بأنَّ غِناهُ فَقرُهُ أبَدا
Whoever thinks he gains eminence through wealth,
Whoever thinks that wealth brings honor
then know that his wealth is forever his poverty.
Know that his riches are endless poverty
فاستَغْنِso find sufficiency بالعِلمِin knowledge والتَّقوىand piety وكُنْand be رَجلاًa man
فاستَغْنِ بالعِلمِ والتَّقوى وكُنْ رَجلاً
لاnot يَرتَجيhe places his hope in غيرَother than رزّاقِthe Provider of الوَرىhumankind أحَداanyone
لا يَرتَجي غيرَ رزّاقِ الوَرى أحَدا
So find sufficiency in knowledge and piety, and be a man
So be content with knowledge and piety
who places his hope in no one but the Provider of humankind.
And be a man who hopes in none but the Sustainer of the worlds