1. A man's gift reveals his dignity
And the baseness of the giver and his meanness
١. هَديَّةُ المَرءِ تُنبي عَن مُرُؤَتِهِ
وَعَن حَقارَةِ مُهديها وَخِسَّتِهِ
2. And no matter how small the gift is
If it is beneath his status, it is humiliating
٢. وَما تَحُطُّ مِنَ المَهدي إِلَيهِ أَذا
كانَت مُحَقَّّرَةً عَن قَدرِ رُتبَتِهِ
3. So forgive the sin of him whose gift was paltry
For it matches the extent of his ambition
٣. فَاِغفِر جَريمَةَ مَن خَسَّت هَدِيَّتُهُ
فَتِلكَ مِنهُ عَلى مِقدارِ هِمَّتِهِ