كريمٌ إن تطول يوم جودٍ

فتقصير السحاب لها قصارى

Generous is he whose day of giving is long

Though the clouds' rain be brief, that is their limit

وقالوا لي أيلحقه جوادٌ

فقلت ولا يشق له غبارا

They said to me, "Can any steed overtake him?"

I said, "No horse can kick up dust behind him."