سَريعٌ إِلى اِبنِ العَمِّ يَلطِمُ وَجهَهُ

سَريعٌ إِلى اِبنِ العَمِّ يَلطِمُ وَجهَهُ

وَلَيسَ إِلى دَاعي النَدى بِسَريعِ

وَلَيسَ إِلى دَاعي النَدى بِسَريعِ

He is quick to go to his cousin and slap his face,

He is quick to slap his cousin's face

but not quick to answer a call to generosity.

Yet not quick to answer one who calls him to righteousness

حَريصٌ عَلى الدُنيا مُضيعٌ لِدينِهِ

حَريصٌ عَلى الدُنيا مُضيعٌ لِدينِهِ

ولَيسَ لِما في بَيتِهِ بِمُضيعِ

ولَيسَ لِما في بَيتِهِ بِمُضيعِ

Greedy for this world, neglectful of his religion,

Eager for worldly things, neglectful of his faith

but not neglectful of what is in his house.

Yet does not neglect that which is in his own house