وإِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ أَخِي وانْتِسَابِهِ

إِلَيَّ إذا أَلْفَيْتُ في طَبْعِهِ بُخْلا

I disown my brother and his relation to me

If I find stinginess innate in his character.

فإنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ بالطّبْعِ نَفْسِي كَرِيمَةً

وإِنْ كَرُمَ الآباءُ لَمْ أَرَهُ فَضْلا

If my soul is not generous by nature

And the nobility of forefathers is no virtue.