kaana rajulun bakhiilun yajmaʿu adh-dhahabaA miserly man collected gold.
dafana adh-dhahaba taḥta shajaratin wakaana yazuuruhu kulla yawminHe buried the gold under a tree and visited it every day.
ra’aahu liṣṣun faḥafara wa’akhadha adh-dhahabaA thief saw him, dug it up and took the gold.
jaa’a al-bakhiilu falam yajid shay’an fabakaaThe miser came, found nothing and wept.
qaala lahu jaaruhu ḍaʿ ḥajaran makaana adh-dhahabiHis neighbour said to him, "Put a stone in place of the gold."
anta lam tastaʿmilhu fal-ḥajaru mithluhu"You never used it, so a stone is just the same."
al-maalu alladhii laa yustaʿmalu laa qiimata lahuMoney that is not used has no value.