كَسبَ السّيادَةَ بِالمُروءَةِ وَالتّقى

ما بِالدنانيرِ اِعتِلاءُ الشّانِ

He gained supremacy through virtue and piety

Not through wealth did he attain glory

فَأَخو الغَباوةِ لِلدراهِمِ عابِدٌ

وَأَخو الفَطانَةِ عابدُ الرَّحمَنِ

So the foolish worship coins

While the wise worship the Merciful