هيit is القناعةُcontentment فالزَمْهاso hold fast to it تعِشْyou will live ملكاًas a king
هي القناعةُ فالزَمْها تعِشْ ملكاً
لوeven if لمnot يكنْthere were منكَfrom you إلاّexcept راحةُrest البدنِof the body
لو لم يكنْ منكَ إلاّ راحةُ البدنِ
It is contentment—hold fast to it, and you will live as a king,
The contentment, so adhere to it and you will live like a king
Even if nothing came from you but bodily rest.
If you had nothing left but bodily comfort
وانظُرْand look إلىat مالكِthe possessor of الدنياthe world بأجْمعِهاin its entirety
وانظُرْ إلى مالكِ الدنيا بأجْمعِها
هلdid راحَhe depart منهاfrom it بغيرِwith anything other than القُطْنِcotton والكفنِand the shroud
هل راحَ منها بغيرِ القُطْنِ والكفنِ
And look at the possessor of the whole world:
And look to the owners of the whole world
Did he depart from it with anything but cotton and a shroud?
Did any depart from it except with cotton and shroud