1. My questions about a virtuous man - if he is virtuous
And if he attains a share of glory and progress
١. أسائلتي عن صالحٍ إنَّ صالحاً
وإن نال حظَّا من علا وتقدُّمِ
2. He has the lies of a flatterer and the daughter of a scribe
And the spite of a Sufi and the mind of a teacher
٢. لهُ إفكُ مدَّاحٍ وأبنة كاتب
وكدية صوفيّ وعقل معلم
3. When his house lights up from his guests
He greets them with a gloomy, dark-colored face
٣. إذا ما أضاءت داره لوفودهِ
ثناهم بوجهٍ كاسف اللون مظلم
4. So they are grazing in a paradise from his women
And he and his morals are in hell
٤. فهم رتعٌ في جنَّةٍ من حريمها
ومنهُ ومن أخلاقهِ في جهنَّم