1. Justice is an obligation, and bestowing gifts is voluntary
O son of the generous, be just and then generous

2. You have possessed wealth, being generous in a way that has no equal
And justice is the best of what you possess, O wealth

3. You have given people gifts without asking anything of them in return
The most excellent giving, and they did not come to you asking

4. The lot of your unfortunate writers is that they were deprived
Of their rights, even though they were the most diligent workers

5. The writers of your blessed state are its birds
Who have become the most wretched of writers in their condition

6. The servants in your service who have given you their full effort
Are in dire poverty and privation

7. So show them favor with a gift from you that will revive them
O most benevolent and generous of people

8. Protect those who protect you from the burden you carry
May he give you more protection and carry burdens from you

9. Do not look down on them, even if you have risen above them
For the fish is supported by the hook, no matter how long

10. So be gentle with the foundation you are the pinnacle of
For you have risen while they have not attained a shaking

11. When the foundations of a building extend
The building inclines and will not remain if it inclines