1. Father, some men are beasts
in a man's form, hearing and seeing.
١. أَبٌنّي إِنَّ مِنَ الرِجالِ بَهيمَةً
في صورَةِ الرَجُلِ السَميعِ المُبصِرِ
2. Shrewd concerning any profit in his money,
yet senseless when called to pay his debts.
٢. فَطِنٌ بِكُلِّ رَزّيَةٍ في مالِهِ
وَإِذا أُصيبَ بِدينِهُ لَم يَشعُرِ