المالُmoney يستُرconceals كلَّevery عَيبٍflaw ظاهرٍvisible
المالُ يستُر كلَّ عَيبٍ ظاهرٍ
والفقرُand poverty يُظهِرُexposes كلَّevery عيبٍflaw باطنِhidden
والفقرُ يُظهِرُ كلَّ عيبٍ باطنِ
Money conceals every visible flaw.
Money conceals each manifest vice
And poverty exposes every hidden flaw.
While poverty reveals each hidden flaw
فترىso you see مثالبَfaults ذيthe possessor of اليَسارwealth مَناقِباًvirtues
فترى مثالبَ ذي اليَسار مَناقِباً
ومَحاسِنَand the merits الصُّعْلوكِthe pauper غيرَnot مَحاسنmerits
ومَحاسِنَ الصُّعْلوكِ غيرَ مَحاسن
So you see the wealthy man's faults as virtues,
Thus you see the faults of the wealthy as virtues
And the pauper's merits as no merits at all.
And the virtues of the destitute are no virtues at all