«وَخَلَتِ الْمَرَابِطُ وَرَحِمَ الْغَابِطُ»
The tethering places emptied, and even the admirer of his fortune began to pity him.
Marābiṭ are places where animals are tied, so their emptiness signals the loss of valuable holdings. Al-ghābiṭ is someone who wishes for a blessing like another person’s, without necessarily wishing its removal.
The reversal is social as well as financial. A person who previously admired or envied his prosperity now responds with compassion. The same rhythmic sentence contains both vanished assets and changed attitudes.