1. She said: "You are deprived of wealth from wherever it comes
Except from you, and poverty stems from poverty."

2. So I said: "Enough! For poverty is no disgrace,
Rather man is known for his morals and virtues."

3. "If my state becomes constricted, my ethics do not constrict,
Nor if money is scarce, are my aspirations shortened."

4. "Do you not know - and the best knowledge is most useful -
That wealth is not considered a virtue?"

5. "Do I reckon difficulty an inseparable companion?
And the guarantor of ease for me is none other than the Almighty."