فَدَيْتُك إن النفسَ تأْنَفُ أن تَرَى

رجائيَ في باب امْرِىءٍ مُتكفِّفَا

I swear by your life, the soul disdains to see

My hope at the door of a man, acting aloof,

وليس يتمُّ الجودُ للحُرِّ مُوسِراً

إذا لم يكنْ في عُسْرِه مُتعَفِّفَا

Bounty is not perfect for the free man of means

Unless in his need, he was acting with restraint