1. Blame me not, for your concern is to hoard
While mine is morality's great reward.
١. لا تلمني فَإِنّ همّك أن تُث
رِي وهمّي مكارمُ الأخلاقِ
2. How can one who's tasted spending's sweet delight
Guard what his hands have grasped with miser's might?
٢. كيف يسطيع حفظَ ما جمعت كف
فاهُ مَن ذاق لذة الإِنفاقِ