1. يُقتّر عيسى على نفسه

    وليس بباقٍ ولا خالدِ

    Isa scrimps on himself,

    Yet he will neither last nor live forever.

  2. فلو يستطيع لتقتيره

    تَنفَّس من منخرٍ واحدِ

    So if he could, out of his stinginess,

    He would breathe through a single nostril.

  3. عذرناه أيام إعدامه

    فما عذرُ ذي بَخَلٍ واجِدِ

    We excused him in his days of poverty;

    But what excuse has a wealthy miser?

  4. رَضِيتُ لتفريق أمواله

    يَدَي وارثٍ ليس بالحامدِ

    For the dispersal of his wealth, I am content with

    The hands of an heir who gives no thanks.