عَطاؤُكَ زَين لامريء إِن أَصَبتَه

بِخَير وَما كلّ العَطاء يزينُ

Your gift adorns no man if you grant it

Your bounty is an adornment for a man if you bestow it well, for not every gift adorns,

With kindness, yet not all gifts adorn.

Nor is it shameful for a man to humble his face before you, though some requests bring disgrace.

وَلَيسَ بِعار بامريء بَذلُ وَجهه

إِلَيكَ كَما بَعض السُؤال يَشينُ

No shame to a man offering his face

To you, though some requests bring scorn.