1. If the market of praise rejects his generosity,
He still seeks the causes of praise out of nobility.
١. إذا كَسَدَت سوقُ الثَّناءِ فجودُهُ
طَلُوبٌ لأسبابِ الثَّناءِ كَسُوبُ
2. In hoarding what his hands and chest can contain
His heart finds breadth by freely giving all it can gain.
٢. تَضيقُ بِما تَحوى يَداهُ وصَدرُه
بتَفريقِ ما تَحوي يَداهُ رَحِيبُ