أيهاO you الباخلُmiserly one فيماwith what قدalready مَلَكْhe has possessed
أيها الباخلُ فيما قد مَلَكْ
أنتَyou للمالِto wealth وليسَand is not المالُwealth لكْyours
أنتَ للمالِ وليسَ المالُ لكْ
O you who are miserly with what you own,
O miser, of what you possess
You belong to wealth, and wealth does not belong to you.
You belong to wealth, not wealth to you
فاحترسْso beware منof حيَّةِthe serpent of المالِwealth فلاfor there is no
فاحترسْ من حيَّةِ المالِ فلا
بدَّalternative أنْto تقتلَهاyou kill it أوor تقتُلكْit kills you
بدَّ أنْ تقتلَها أو تقتُلكْ
So beware of wealth’s serpent, for there is no
So beware of the serpent of money, it must
Choice but to kill it, or it will kill you.
Be killed by you, or surely kill you