وإنِّي لأَرثي لصَرفِ الزما

نِ وأرحمُ نائِبَة الأدهُرِ

For I lament the passing of time,

And pity the turns of fate.

إذا طَرَقاني وجَدواكَ لي

أمَا سَمِعا بِأبي المُنذرِ

When troubles beset me, you find me

Unmoved, like my father Al-Munthir.

بمَن لا يَرى أن يَرى مُعسِراً

ولو كان في حالَةِ المُعسِرِ

He who cannot bear to see one in need,

Though he be in need himself,

ومن لم يَكُن جُودُه ناشِرا

محاسنَه عَنه لم يُنشَرِ

And he whose generosity does not spread

His virtues, gains no fame.