أَمرانِtwo things يَعياis wearied بِهماby those two ذُوpossessor of الحِجىwisdom
أَمرانِ يَعيا بِهما ذُو الحِجى
وَكُلُّand all مالٍwealth فيهِماon those two ضائِعُwasted
وَكُلُّ مالٍ فيهِما ضائِعُ
Two things weary the man of wisdom,
Two things that bring misery to men of wisdom -
and all wealth spent on them is wasted:
A spacious house that torments its builder,
المَنزِلُthe house الواسِعُspacious يَشقىsuffers hardship بِهِbecause of it
المَنزِلُ الواسِعُ يَشقى بِهِ
بانيهِits builder ثُمَّthen السَفَرُthe journey الشاسِعُfar-reaching
بانيهِ ثُمَّ السَفَرُ الشاسِعُ
the spacious house, which brings hardship to
And a long journey with all possessions lost.
its builder, and then the far-reaching journey.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.