قَدindeed كانَhe was لِلمالِof wealth رَبّاًa master
قَد كانَ لِلمالِ رَبّاً
فَصارَthen he became فيin البُخلِmiserliness عَبدَهits slave
فَصارَ في البُخلِ عَبدَه
He once was master of his wealth;
He had been a master of wealth,
through miserliness, he became its slave.
then, in his miserliness, he became its slave.
وَصَحِفَand he misread الصَيفَsummer ضَيفاًas a guest
وَصَحِفَ الصَيفَ ضَيفاً
فَقامَso he rose يَلطُمُslapping خَدَّهhis cheek
فَقامَ يَلطُمُ خَدَّه
He misread “summer” as “guest,”
And he misread “summer” as “guest”,
and sprang up, slapping his cheek.
so he rose, slapping his cheek.
