محبةlove of المالmoney أشقىmost wretched ماwhat بليتَyou were afflicted بهwith it
محبة المال أشقى ما بليتَ به
إنif كنتyou are ياO راهباًmonk يلهوtoys بكwith you القلقُanxiety
إن كنت يا راهباً يلهو بك القلقُ
Love of money is the most wretched affliction you have suffered,
The love of money is the most miserable affliction
if you are, O monk, being toyed with by anxiety.
If you are a monk troubled by anxiety
فمنfor whoever تَريَّبَgrew doubtful يوماًone day فيin أمانتهhis fidelity
فمن تَريَّبَ يوماً في أمانته
يسجدْprostrates himself لدىbefore صنمidol of المالmoney الذيwhich يَمِقُhe loves
يسجدْ لدى صنم المال الذي يَمِقُ
For whoever one day wavers in his fidelity
Whoever doubts his honesty for a day
prostrates himself before the idol of money, which he loves.
Bows before the idol of money that seduces
فكلٌّfor every شرٍّevil تؤدّيناleads us طبيعتُناour nature
فكلٌّ شرٍّ تؤدّينا طبيعتُنا
إليهtoward it إلّاexcept سرورdelight in المالmoney ياO حَذِقdiscerning one
إليه إلّا سرور المال يا حَذِق
For our nature leads us to every evil,
For our nature leads us to every evil
except delight in money, O discerning one.
Except the joy of money, O Wise One
فلاso do not تغرَّنْكdeceive you أعوامٌyears بهاin them مرضٌillness
فلا تغرَّنْك أعوامٌ بها مرضٌ
ولاand do not تهولنْكterrify you أتعابٌhardships بهاin them فَرَقfear
ولا تهولنْك أتعابٌ بها فَرَق
So let no years of illness deceive you,
Do not let years of illness deceive you
nor let hardships fraught with fear terrify you.
Nor let troubles that tear you apart frighten you
فهذهfor this خدعةُtrick of المَحَّالthe schemer يُهْجِسُهاhe whispers it
فهذه خدعةُ المَحَّال يُهْجِسُها
كيماso that تُصَرَّyou may be bound مُسرّاًconcealing ماwhat بهthrough it السبقprecedence
كيما تُصَرَّ مُسرّاً ما به السبق
For this is the schemer’s trick, which he whispers,
These are the delusions of the impossible that
so that you may be bound, concealing what brings precedence.
He excites so you hurry to what has passed
تذكَّرِremember الآنnow ماwhat قدalready قيلwas said ممتثلاًheeding
تذكَّرِ الآن ما قد قيل ممتثلاً
أصلroot of الشرورevils هوit is الأموالmoney لوif تثقyou believe
أصل الشرور هو الأموال لو تثق
Remember now what has been said, heeding it:
Remember now what has been said following
The root of evils is money, if you would believe it.
The root of evils is money, if you are certain