كَفى حَزَناً أَنَّ الغِنى مُتَعَذِّرٌ

كَفى حَزَناً أَنَّ الغِنى مُتَعَذِّرٌ

عَلَيَّ وَأَنّي بِالمَكارِمِ مُغرَمُ

عَلَيَّ وَأَنّي بِالمَكارِمِ مُغرَمُ

It is sorrow enough that wealth is unattainable

Enough of sorrow that wealth is out of reach

for me, while I am enamored of noble deeds.

And that I am enamored of noble deeds

فَما قَصَّرَت بي في المَطالِبِ هِمَّةٌ

فَما قَصَّرَت بي في المَطالِبِ هِمَّةٌ

وَلَكِنَّني أَسعى إِلَيها وَأُحرَمُ

وَلَكِنَّني أَسعى إِلَيها وَأُحرَمُ

For my ambition has not failed me in my pursuits,

My ambitions did not fall short in their quest

yet I strive for them and am denied them.

Yet I strive for them though I am deprived