إِنّي لَأَعجَبُ مِن تَعَقُّلِ جاهِلٍ

إِنّي لَأَعجَبُ مِن تَعَقُّلِ جاهِلٍ

أَمسى يَدُلُّ بِجاهِهِ وَبِوَفرِهِ

أَمسى يَدُلُّ بِجاهِهِ وَبِوَفرِهِ

I truly marvel at an ignorant man's reasoning.

I wonder at the reason of an ignorant man

He has come to boast of his standing and his wealth.

Who boasts of his ignorance and abundance

أَمسى يَشَحُّ بِمالِهِ وَبِزادِهِ

أَمسى يَشَحُّ بِمالِهِ وَبِزادِهِ

لَكِن يَجودُ بِعَرضِهِ وَبِذِكرِهِ

لَكِن يَجودُ بِعَرضِهِ وَبِذِكرِهِ

He has grown stingy with his money and his provisions.

He is miserly with his money and provisions

Yet he is lavish with his honor and his good name.

Yet generous with his dignity and reputation

وَتَراهُ يَحسُبُ ما بَقي مِن مالِهِ

وَتَراهُ يَحسُبُ ما بَقي مِن مالِهِ

فَنَراهُ يَعلَمُ ما بَقي مِن عُمرِه

فَنَراهُ يَعلَمُ ما بَقي مِن عُمرِه

And you see him counting how much of his money remains.

He counts what is left of his money

So we see that he knows how much of his life remains.

But does not know what is left of his life