وَلَمّا رَأَيتُ المالَ مَألَفَ أَهلِهِ

وَلَمّا رَأَيتُ المالَ مَألَفَ أَهلِهِ

وَصانَ ذَوي الأَخطارِ أَن يَتَبَذَّلوا

وَصانَ ذَوي الأَخطارِ أَن يَتَبَذَّلوا

And when I saw that wealth was a haven for its owners,

When I saw wealth become dear to its people

And protected those of high standing from debasing themselves,

And those in peril were protected from loss

رَجَعتُ إِلى مالي فَأَعتَبتُ بَعضَهُ

رَجَعتُ إِلى مالي فَأَعتَبتُ بَعضَهُ

فَأَعتَبَني إِنّي كَذَلِكَ أَفعَلُ

فَأَعتَبَني إِنّي كَذَلِكَ أَفعَلُ

I returned to my wealth and appeased a portion of it;

I returned to my wealth and blamed some of it

It then appeased me; indeed, this is how I act.

It blamed me - For so I do