1. If I owned what I do not possess, I would have traveled a beautiful journey
Alas for the generous if I could find a way to their brotherhood

2. And drink from their cup, even if they drank deadly poison
Do not be like the ignoble, nor be a camel kneeling before their brothers

3. The generous, when they visit their brothers, are overflowing with merit
Leave alone those who count on a stream that will not flow

4. My son, money does not cry when a miser perishes
If I decided to travel from one land to another

5. Then protect - though the path be arduous - a brother or a friend
Mount yourself if your sad soul sought the plains and valleys

6. Bring together the generous and be easily accessible to those whose affection you seek
Leave procrastination in affairs and be gentle and yielding towards them

7. Extend your hand with dew and stretch out for it long arms
Spend that which you possess and establish an honored reputation

8. Be determined when you strive for something to dispel the invading gloom
Expend your very soul, honoring your guest until his departure

9. Alight at the habitations of the protected and avoid the flooded
And if the leather waterskins compete one day and the vessels rumble

10. Then snarl like the snarling lion who bloodied his terrified prey
Go down to the battlefield if its heroes disliked descent

11. And if you are called to glory, be a carrier of its overwhelming flood