إِنَّ السُؤالَ فَعَدِّ عَنهُ قَليلُهُ

إِنَّ السُؤالَ فَعَدِّ عَنهُ قَليلُهُ

ثَمَنٌ لِكُلِّ عَطِيَّةٍ أَو مالِ

ثَمَنٌ لِكُلِّ عَطِيَّةٍ أَو مالِ

Indeed, begging—so turn away from it—even a little of it

Asking questions, though little, still has a price

Is a price for every gift or sum of money.

For every gift or possession comes at a cost

وَالحالُ تَقعُدُ بِالكَريمِ فَما تَرى

وَالحالُ تَقعُدُ بِالكَريمِ فَما تَرى

فيهِ لِعِزَّتِهِ تَغَيُّرَ حالِ

فيهِ لِعِزَّتِهِ تَغَيُّرَ حالِ

And circumstances bear down on the noble man, yet you do not see

Yet dignity sits with the generous, unchanged

In him, owing to his dignity, any change in bearing.

Honor within, riches without, matters most