1. Tell the prince when you call on him
That the miser is swiftly blamed
١. قُل لِلأَميرِ إِذا نَزَلتَ بِهِ
إِنَّ المَباخِلَ ذَمُّها عَجِلُ
2. How miserable is the nobility of those of pedigree
Their kin go hungry though they are replete
٢. بِئسَ المُروءَةُ مِن ذَوي حَسَبٍ
جاعَت قَرابَتُهُم وَقَد ثَمِلوا
3. A prince's satiation yet his companion hungers
The shame of life, so feed and eat
٣. شِبَعُ الأَميرِ وَجوعُ صاحِبِهِ
عارُ الحَياةِ فَأَطعِموا وَكُلوا