إِمّا نَوالٌ سَريحُ
أَو لا فَمَنعٌ مُريحُ
Either a gift promptly bestowed,
or, if not, a refusal that brings relief.
فَالمَطلُ بِالغَمِّ يَغدو
وَبِالعَناءِ يَروحُ
For delay goes forth with grief
and returns with hardship.
وَالبُخلُ فيهِ فُضوحٌ
وَالمَطلُ فيهِ قُبوحُ
Stinginess in it is disgraceful,
and delay in it is ugly.
فَأَنجِزِ الوَعدَ يَحصُل
فَإِنَّما الوَعدُ ريحُ
So fulfill the promise, that it may be realized;
for a promise is nothing but wind.
Sol 5.6