أَلاLo! إِنَّindeed خَيرَthe best المالِwealth مالُthe wealth of اِبنِson of بُرثُنٍBurthun
أَلا إِنَّ خَيرَ المالِ مالُ اِبنِ بُرثُنٍ
وَأَزكىand the most fruitful الَّذيthat which تُرجىare hoped for لِغِبٍّin the end عَواقِبُهits outcomes
وَأَزكى الَّذي تُرجى لِغِبٍّ عَواقِبُه
Indeed, the best wealth is the wealth of Ibn Burthun,
And the most fruitful is that whose eventual rewards are hoped for.
وَماand not زالَceased يَشريhe buys الحَمدَpraise بِالمالِwith wealth وَالتُقىand piety
وَما زالَ يَشري الحَمدَ بِالمالِ وَالتُقى
وَذَلِكَand that مِمّاamong that which أَربَحَmade profitable البَيعَthe bargain صاحِبُهits owner
وَذَلِكَ مِمّا أَربَحَ البَيعَ صاحِبُه
And he has never ceased buying praise and piety with wealth,
And that is one way its owner has made the bargain profitable.