لا تُرهِقَنَّكَ ضَجرَةٌ مِن سائِلٍ

فَلَخَيرُ دَهرِكَ أَن تَرى مَسؤولا

Do not let weariness with a questioner weigh you down

For the best of your times is when you see one hopeful

لا تَجبَهَن بِالمَنعِ وَجهَ مُؤَمِّلٍ

فَبَقاءُ عِزِّكَ أَن تُرى مَأمولا

Do not frown in refusal at a hopeful face

For the continuance of your honor is to seem accepting

وَاِعلَم بِأَنَّكَ عَن قَليلٍ صائِرٌ

خَبَراً فَكُن خَبَراً يَروقُ جَميلا

And know that you will soon be gone

So be one whose passing is beautifully borne

يُلقى الكَريمُ فَيُستَدَلُّ بِبِشرِهِ

وَتَرى العُبوسَ عَلى اللَئيمِ دَليلا

The generous man is met and is guided by his cheer

While frowning on the wretched is proof