ولقد أتيت لصاحبي وسألته

في قرض دينارٍ لأمر كانا

I came to my friend and asked of him

A loan of a dinar for a need I had

فأجابني والله داري ما حوت

عينا فقلت له ولا إنسانا

He answered me, by God his house contained

No eye nor man, is what he said