إِذا ما الوَعدُ خافَ مِنَ المِطالِ
عَدَلتُ بِهِ إِلى حَرَمِ النَوالِ
If ever a promise fears being drawn out,
I turn it toward the sacred precinct of bounty.
وَكَم أَحلَلتَ بِالإِعدامِ مالا
يَسَرُّ بِهِ عَلى مِقدارِ حالي
How often, through daring, have I won wealth
that brings delight in measure with my means.
فَجَرِّبني تُجَرِّب أَريحِيّاً
يَروحُ وَيَغتَدي بَينَ المَعالي
Put me to the test: you will find a magnanimous man,
who goes forth, evening and morning, amid lofty deeds.
لَو أَنَّ خِصالَهُ كانَت نُجوما
لَمّا اِحتاجَت إِلى السُرجِ اللَيالي
If his virtues were stars,
the nights would have no need of lamps.
Sol 5.6