عَلى نَفسِهِ بَخِلَ الباخِلُ

عَلى نَفسِهِ بَخِلَ الباخِلُ

فَيُظلَمُ إِن ذَمِّهُ السائِلُ

فَيُظلَمُ إِن ذَمِّهُ السائِلُ

The miser is stingy toward himself.

The miser is stingy with himself,

So he is wronged if the petitioner reproaches him.

So he is wronged if the beggar blames him.

اضيَبخَلُ عَنها وَيُجي عَلَي

اضيَبخَلُ عَنها وَيُجي عَلَي

كَ لَقَد جَهِلَ الآمِلُ الجاهِلُ

كَ لَقَد جَهِلَ الآمِلُ الجاهِلُ

[Corrupt word, apparently 'is stingy'] toward it, and [incomplete verb] toward—

He refuses to give from it and brings blame upon himself,

you; the ignorant hopeful one has indeed shown ignorance.

Indeed the ignorant hopeful is foolish.

وَما هُوَ ذاخِرُ ما في يَدَيهِ

وَما هُوَ ذاخِرُ ما في يَدَيهِ

وَلَكِن إِلى غَيرِهِ حامِلُ

وَلَكِن إِلى غَيرِهِ حامِلُ

And he is not hoarding what is in his hands,

He does not hoard what is in his hands,

but carrying it to someone else.

But carries it to another.

فَبُشرايَ قَد صَحَّت الكيميا

فَبُشرايَ قَد صَحَّت الكيميا

ءُ بِأَنّي إِلى بابِهِ واصِلُ

ءُ بِأَنّي إِلى بابِهِ واصِلُ

So, glad tidings for me! Alchemy has indeed proved true,

So good news - the alchemy is sound,

because I am coming to his door.

For I have reached his door.