لاnot أرْتَضيI accept البَاخِلَthe miser خِلاًas a close friend وإنْand even if
لا أرْتَضي البَاخِلَ خِلاً وإنْ
أحَلّهُhas placed him الإيسارُaffluence فيin ذرْوَتِهِits summit
أحَلّهُ الإيسارُ في ذرْوَتِهِ
I do not accept a miser as a friend, even if
affluence has placed him at its summit.
دَعْهُlet him يُكَاثِرْvie in abundance بِالثّراءin riches الثّرىthe earth
دَعْهُ يُكَاثِرْ بِالثّراء الثّرى
قَنَاعَتيmy contentment أكْثَرُgreater مِنْthan ثَرْوَتِهِhis wealth
قَنَاعَتي أكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَرْوَتِهِ
Let him rival the earth in riches;
my contentment is greater than his wealth.