Sol 6.1

  1. خليليَّ ليسَ الذُخرُ إلا صنيعَةً

    ولا صُنعَ إلا أن تكونَ الدراهِمُ

    My two friends, there is no treasure but a good deed,

    And no good deed can be done unless dirhams are at hand.

  2. هي البيضُ تثني البيضَ غير صوارم

    وهُنّ إذا ما ساعَدَتها صوارِمُ

    They are the white coins that turn back white swords, though no blades themselves;

    And when they aid those swords, they too are keen blades.

  3. ويا رُبَّما تأتي السيوفُ حواكِماً

    عليكَ فتأتي وهيَ فيها حواكِمُ

    And oh, how often swords come as judges

    Against you, then the coins come as judges over them.

  4. تُحاكي نجومَ الليلِ فِعلاً وخِلقَةً

    فهُنّ صغارٌ في العيون أعاظِمُ

    They resemble the stars of night in action and form;

    For they are small to the eye, yet immense.

  5. تقومُ إذا ما الحادِثات تشاجَرَت

    فتُقعِدُ منها كلَّ ما هو قائِمُ

    They rise when calamities clash,

    Then lay low every one of them that stands.

  6. فمانِعُها إلا عن الحقِّ عارِفٌ

    ومُؤثِرُها إلاّ على الحَمدِ عالِمُ

    So he who withholds them, but not from rightful claims, is discerning;

    And he who prefers them, but not over praise, is wise.

  7. فأعدِد لجُرحِ الحادِثات دراهماً

    فهُنّ لجُرحِ الحادثاتِ مراهِمُ

    So set aside dirhams for the wound calamities inflict;

    For they are salves for the wound calamities inflict.

  8. وعَوِّذ بها الحاجاتِ تنفِ شِماسَها

    فإنَّ بها جنّاً وهُنَّ تمائِمُ

    And use them as charms for your needs, banishing their unruliness;

    For those needs harbor jinn, and the coins are amulets.

  9. بها تُدفَعُ البلوى وتُدَّرَكُ المنى

    وتُكتَسَبُ العُليا وتُبنَى المكَارِمُ

    Through them, affliction is repelled and wishes attained,

    And eminence is won and noble deeds are built.