ياO مَنone who غَداhas come to فيin الجَمعِamassing wealth يُتعِبُwearies نَفسَهُhimself
يا مَن غَدا في الجَمعِ يُتعِبُ نَفسَهُ
كَيماso that يَزيدَhe may increase عَقارهُhis property وَضَياعَهand his estates
كَيما يَزيدَ عَقارهُ وَضَياعَه
O one who has come to weary himself in amassing wealth,
O you who toils in the crowds to tire himself
so as to increase his property and estates.
So that he may increase his possessions and losses
مَنwhoever ظَلَّkeeps فيin التَجميعِamassing wealth يُنفِقُspends عُمرَهُhis lifetime
مَن ظَلَّ في التَجميعِ يُنفِقُ عُمرَهُ
فَمَتىthen when يَكونُwill be بِأَكلِهِby consuming it اِستمتاعُهhis enjoyment
فَمَتى يَكونُ بِأَكلِهِ اِستمتاعُه
Whoever keeps spending his life amassing wealth—
He who spent his life gathering wealth
when, then, will he enjoy consuming it?
When will he enjoy what he eats?
أَفنَيتَyou have used up عُمرَكَyour lifetime فيon حُطامٍworldly dross حُزتَهُyou acquired it
أَفنَيتَ عُمرَكَ في حُطامٍ حُزتَهُ
باقٍremaining عَلَيكَupon you أَثامُهُits guilt وَضَياعُهand its loss
باقٍ عَلَيكَ أَثامُهُ وَضَياعُه
You have spent your life on worldly dross you acquired;
You wasted your life on rubbish you collected
its guilt and loss remain your burden.
Its sins and losses remain with you