ماnot كُنتُI was إِذwhen طَلَبَتsought يَدايَmy two hands بِكَthrough you الغِنىwealth
ما كُنتُ إِذ طَلَبَت يَدايَ بِكَ الغِنى
إِلّاexcept كَطالِبِlike one seeking خُطبَةٍa speech مِنfrom أَخرَسِa mute
إِلّا كَطالِبِ خُطبَةٍ مِن أَخرَسِ
When my hands sought wealth through you, I was
Only like one seeking a speech from a mute.
وَالمَجدُand glory يُفسِدُهُspoils it اللَئيمُthe base man بِلُؤمِهِthrough his baseness
وَالمَجدُ يُفسِدُهُ اللَئيمُ بِلُؤمِهِ
كَالمِسكِlike musk يَفسُدُis spoiled ريحُهُits fragrance بِالكُندُسِby sneezewort
كَالمِسكِ يَفسُدُ ريحُهُ بِالكُندُسِ
And the base man spoils glory through his baseness,
As musk's fragrance is spoiled by sneezewort.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord إِنَّindeed غِنىwealth اللَئيمِthe base man يَسوؤُنيdistresses me
يا رَبِّ إِنَّ غِنى اللَئيمِ يَسوؤُني
فَاِصرِفso transfer غِناهُhis wealth إِلىto الجَوادِthe generous man المُفلِسِthe penniless
فَاِصرِف غِناهُ إِلى الجَوادِ المُفلِسِ
O my Lord, the base man's wealth indeed distresses me;
So transfer his wealth to the generous, penniless man.