قَد كانَ لِلمالِ رَبّاً
فَصارَ في البُخلِ عَبدَه
He once was master of his wealth;
through miserliness, he became its slave.
وَصَحِفَ الصَيفَ ضَيفاً
فَقامَ يَلطُمُ خَدَّه
He misread “summer” as “guest,”
and sprang up, slapping his cheek.
Sol 5.6
قَد كانَ لِلمالِ رَبّاً
فَصارَ في البُخلِ عَبدَه
He once was master of his wealth;
through miserliness, he became its slave.
وَصَحِفَ الصَيفَ ضَيفاً
فَقامَ يَلطُمُ خَدَّه
He misread “summer” as “guest,”
and sprang up, slapping his cheek.
Sol 5.6