1. No son of a generous man ever attained generosity
Except through violating the unlawful and making it lawful

2. He gave generously with things one would not usually give generously
For the sake of his values, though they were shameful values

3. Every generous man regards his possessions as unlawful
And nothing he owns remains forbidden to give

4. He has surpassed those who preceded him in generosity
Though they preceded him in time

5. O you who criticize his values
Set the scales of judgment between us

6. He is more tolerant than your legendary Hatim
Who only bestowed favors

7. So one whose soul is hardened by its sanctity
Is not generous after it becomes hardened

8. Generosity is known through three things
Appraise them and arrange their worth

9. Wealth, life, and the greater of the two
And the sanctities that accompany them both

10. For souls can transcend
Them, and swords can rain blood

11. By God, if your Hatim saw him
And your Ka'b, they would make peace with him

12. I praise him for some of his bounty
And so spite those who spite him

13. And praise be to God with no partner
One who does not say it wrongs himself