كَفَلت لِطالِبِ الدُنيا بِهَمٍّ

كَفَلت لِطالِبِ الدُنيا بِهَمٍّ

طَويلٍ لا يَؤولُ إِلى اِنقِطاعِ

طَويلٍ لا يَؤولُ إِلى اِنقِطاعِ

I guarantee the seeker of this world sorrow

You burdened the seeker of this world with prolonged worries that do not end,

Long-lasting, never coming to an end,

And disgrace in life without honor,

وَذُلٍّ في الحَياةِ بِغَيرِ عِزٍّ

وَذُلٍّ في الحَياةِ بِغَيرِ عِزٍّ

وَفَقرٍ لا يَدُلُّ عَلى اِتِّساعِ

وَفَقرٍ لا يَدُلُّ عَلى اِتِّساعِ

And humiliation in life without honor,

And poverty that does not indicate expansiveness,

And poverty that gives no promise of prosperity,

And preoccupation that is not followed by leisure,

وَشُغلٍ لَيسَ يَعقُبُهُ فَراغ

وَشُغلٍ لَيسَ يَعقُبُهُ فَراغ

وَسَعيٍ دائِمٍ مَع كُلِّ ساعِ

وَسَعيٍ دائِمٍ مَع كُلِّ ساعِ

And toil followed by no leisure,

And incessant striving at every moment,

And ceaseless striving alongside every striver,

And avarice that keeps one a slave,

وَحِرصٍ لا يَزالُ عَلَيهِ عَبداً

وَحِرصٍ لا يَزالُ عَلَيهِ عَبداً

وَعَبدُ الحِرصِ لَيسَ بِذي اِرتِفاعِ

وَعَبدُ الحِرصِ لَيسَ بِذي اِرتِفاعِ

And greed to which he remains a slave;

And the slave of avarice is not one of high status.

And the slave of greed has no high standing.