1. My veil is raised for one who soars and one who kneels
My wealth is spent on beggar and on hopeful man
١. حِجابِيَ مَرفوعٌ لِطارٍ وَنازِلِ
وَمالِيَ مَبذولٌ لِراجٍ وَآمِلِ
2. And if my generosity seems sweet to taste
Its flavor is no more than that of my ideals
٢. وَإِن كانَ حُلواً في المَذاقِ تَكَرُّمي
فَما طَعمُهُ إِلّا كَطَعمِ شَمائِلي
3. When faulty judgment comes to me from callow youth
Whose outstretched hands my favors never fill
٣. إِذا جاءَني ظَنُّ الفَتى وَهوَ أَعسَمٌ
وَمَدّيداً لَم يُعيِها نَيلُ نائِلي