قَد كُنتُ أَغنى الناسِ شَخصاً واحِداً

قَد كُنتُ أَغنى الناسِ شَخصاً واحِداً

سَكَنَ المَدينَةَ عَن زِراعَةِ قَومِ

سَكَنَ المَدينَةَ عَن زِراعَةِ قَومِ

I was indeed the richest of people, a single man

I was once the richest of men, me alone

Who dwelt in Medina, with wealth from a people's farming.

Who left the country for the town's artifice