1. أَيَسلُبُني ثَراءَ المالِ رَبّي

    وَأَطلُبُ ذاكَ مِن كَفٍّ جَمادِ

    Would my Lord deprive me of abundant wealth,

    and would I seek it from a barren hand?

  2. زَعَمتُ إِذاً بِأَنَّ الجودَ أَمسى

    لَهُ رَبٌّ سِوى اِبنِ أَبي دُوادِ

    I would then be claiming that generosity has come

    to have a master other than Ibn Abi Du'ad.