لا تَذخَرِ المالَ دونَ الحَمدِ مُعتَقِداً

لا تَذخَرِ المالَ دونَ الحَمدِ مُعتَقِداً

أَن لَيسَ يُخلِفُهُ إِن ضاعَ صاحِبُهُ

أَن لَيسَ يُخلِفُهُ إِن ضاعَ صاحِبُهُ

Do not hoard wealth at the expense of praise, believing

Do not hoard wealth without giving praise,

that its owner will not replenish it if it is lost.

Believing that if its owner perishes, none will replace it.

فَالمالُ يَفنى وَيَفنى مَن يَضِنُّ بِهِ

فَالمالُ يَفنى وَيَفنى مَن يَضِنُّ بِهِ

وَالحَمدُ يَبقى وَإِن لَم يَبقَ كاسِبُهُ

وَالحَمدُ يَبقى وَإِن لَم يَبقَ كاسِبُهُ

For wealth perishes, and so does whoever is stingy with it,

For wealth vanishes, as does the miser who clings to it,

and praise endures, even if its earner does not.

While praise endures, even when the one who offers it is gone.