وَالمالُand wealth يَحويهِcontains it جَدوىbounty مَنwhoever يَجودُgives generously بِهِwith it
وَالمالُ يَحويهِ جَدوى مَن يَجودُ بِهِ
إِنَّindeed المَكارِمَnoble deeds لِلمُجدينَfor benefactors أَموالُriches
إِنَّ المَكارِمَ لِلمُجدينَ أَموالُ
And wealth is contained in the bounty of whoever gives it generously.
Indeed, noble deeds are wealth for benefactors.
وَالقَولُand speech إِنif يَبقَit endures يُحسَبُis reckoned لِلفَتىfor the young man أَثَراًa legacy
وَالقَولُ إِن يَبقَ يُحسَبُ لِلفَتى أَثَراً
فَلاso let ... not تَشينَنكَever disgrace you بَعدَafter المَوتِdeath أَقوالُwords
فَلا تَشينَنكَ بَعدَ المَوتِ أَقوالُ
And speech, if it endures, is reckoned a young man's legacy.
So let no words disgrace you after death.
حالٌa condition وَحَولٌand a year عَلىon condition أَنthat يَذهَباboth pass away خُلِقاboth were created
حالٌ وَحَولٌ عَلى أَن يَذهَبا خُلِقا
فَماfor ... not تَدومُendure عَلىthrough الأَحوالِcircumstances أَحوالُconditions
فَما تَدومُ عَلى الأَحوالِ أَحوالُ
A condition and a year were created to pass away.
For no condition endures through changing circumstances.
وَالمَجدُand glory كَالرُزقِlike sustenance هَذاthis one نالَobtained مِنهُfrom it غِنىًwealth
وَالمَجدُ كَالرُزقِ هَذا نالَ مِنهُ غِنىً
وَذاكَand that one مِنهُof it مافاتَwhat was missed إِعوالُlamentation
وَذاكَ مِنهُ مافاتَ إِعوالُ
And glory is like sustenance: this man gains wealth from it,
while that man laments what he has missed of it.
لاnot يَجمَعُamasses الفَضلَmerit بَلbut rather يُعطىis granted العُلاeminence رَجَبٌRajab
لا يَجمَعُ الفَضلَ بَل يُعطى العُلا رَجَبٌ
لِلحَربِfor war يُجبىis levied وَيُعطىand is granted الفِطرَbreaking the fast شَوّالُShawwal
لِلحَربِ يُجبى وَيُعطى الفِطرَ شَوّالُ
Rajab does not amass merit, but is granted eminence;
it is levied for war, and Shawwal is granted the breaking of the fast.