إذا كَسَدَت سوقُ الثَّناءِ فجودُهُ
طَلُوبٌ لأسبابِ الثَّناءِ كَسُوبُ
When the market for praise grows slack, his generosity
If the market of praise rejects his generosity,
seeks out grounds for praise—and wins them.
He still seeks the causes of praise out of nobility.
تَضيقُ بِما تَحوى يَداهُ وصَدرُه
بتَفريقِ ما تَحوي يَداهُ رَحِيبُ
His hands feel cramped by all they hold, while his heart
In hoarding what his hands and chest can contain
is expansive in dispersing all his hands contain.
His heart finds breadth by freely giving all it can gain.
Sol 5.6