دعForsake الدنياthis world فقدfor indeed غدرتit dealt treacherously
دع الدنيا فقد غدرت
بأقوامwith people بهاin it وثقواthey trusted
بأقوام بها وثقوا
Forsake this world, for it has dealt treacherously
with people who put their trust in it;
وكانواand they used to يجمعونthey amass wealth لهاfor it
وكانوا يجمعون لها
كأنّهمas though they لهاfor it خلقواthey were created
كأنّهم لها خلقوا
and they would amass wealth for it,
as though they had been created for it.