1. قَبيحٌ مَقالُ الناسِ جِئناهُ مَرَّةً

    فَكانَ قَليلاً خَيرُهُ لَم يُعاوِنِ

    It is shameful when people say, “We came to him once,

    but his generosity was scant; he gave no help.”

  2. إِذا أَنتَ لَم تُعطِ الفَقيرَ فا يَبِن

    لَهُ مِنكَ وَجهُ المُعرِضِ المُتَهاوِنِ

    If you give nothing to the poor man, do not show

    him the face of one who turns away in indifference.

  3. وَلا تَأمَنَنَّ الحادِثاتِ فَإِنَّها

    تَرُدُّ لُيوثَ الغابِ مِثلَ الضَياوِنِ

    And never feel safe from calamities, for they

    make the lions of the forest like tomcats.