1. The tailor Abu al-Dayya performed a noble deed
By directing a water channel where payment was intended
١. أجرَى أبو الدَّيَّةِ الخيَّاطُ مكرُمةً
سبيلَ ماءٍ عليهِ الأجرُ مقصودُ
2. O you who quench thirst, he said in dating it, may its drawer
Be characterized by the virtue of benevolence and generosity
٢. يا مَنهلاً قالَ بالتَّأريخِ ناهِلُهُ
مِن شيمةِ الحَسَنِ الإحسانُ والجودُ