1. Ask for favors from the noble
Do not ask from a boy who grew up poor then became wealthy
١. سَلِ الفضلَ أهلَ الفَضلِ قِدماً ولا تَسَل
غُلاماً نَشا في الفقر ثم تَمَوَّلا
2. For if he owned the whole world and all its treasures
The days would remind him of what he was before
٢. فلو مَلَك الدُّنيا جميعا بأسرِها
تُذكِّرُه الأيامُ ما كانَ أوَّلا