ياO مَنyou who إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle المالُwealth جازَpasses بِأَرضِهِthrough his land
يا مَن إِذا ما المالُ جازَ بِأَرضِهِ
يَصفَرُّturns yellow خَوفَfor fear of فِراقِهِparting from him أَنlest يُنهَباbe plundered
يَصفَرُّ خَوفَ فِراقِهِ أَن يُنهَبا
O you, whenever wealth passes through your land,
It turns yellow, fearing to leave you and be plundered.
يُلقىis cast إِلَيهِto him فَلاyet does not يَليقُcling بِكَفِّهِto his palm
يُلقى إِلَيهِ فَلا يَليقُ بِكَفِّهِ
فَكَأَنَّماso it is as though يُلقىis cast إِلَيهِto him لِيُحسَباto be counted
فَكَأَنَّما يُلقى إِلَيهِ لِيُحسَبا
It is cast to you, yet does not cling to your palm,
As though it were cast to you merely to be counted.
Translation model: Sol 6.1