كُلَّما زيدَ صاحِبُ المالِ مالاً

كُلَّما زيدَ صاحِبُ المالِ مالاً

زيدَ في هَمِّهِ وَفي الإِشتِغالِ

زيدَ في هَمِّهِ وَفي الإِشتِغالِ

Whenever the possessor of wealth is given more wealth,

The more a man of wealth acquires,

his worry and preoccupation increase.

The more his worries and work multiplies.

قَد عَرَفناكِ يا مُنَغّصَةَ العَي

قَد عَرَفناكِ يا مُنَغّصَةَ العَي

شِ وَيا دارَ كُلِّ فانٍ وَبالي

شِ وَيا دارَ كُلِّ فانٍ وَبالي

We have known you, O embitterer of life,

We know you, O troubler of lives

and O abode of all who perish and decay.

O abode of every transient being.

لَيسَ يَصفو لِزاهِدٍ طَلَبُ الزُه

لَيسَ يَصفو لِزاهِدٍ طَلَبُ الزُه

دِ إِذا كانَ مُثقَلاً بِالعِيالِ

دِ إِذا كانَ مُثقَلاً بِالعِيالِ

An ascetic’s pursuit of renunciation cannot be untroubled

The ascetic's pursuit is not serene

if he is burdened with dependents.

If burdened by dependents unseen.