إِذا قَلَّ مالُ المَرءِ قَلَّ صَديقُهُ
وَضاقَت بِهِ عَمّا يُريدُ طَريقُهُ
When a man's wealth dwindles, his friends decrease,
His path narrows for what he desires,
وَقَصَّرَ طَرفُ العَينِ عَنهُ كَلالَةً
وَأَسرَعَ فيما لا يُحِبُّ شَقيقُهُ
The eye turns away from him out of weariness,
His companion rushes him into what he hates,
وَذَمَّ إِلَيهِ خِدنُهُ طَعمَ عودِهِ
وَقَد كانَ يَستَحليهِ حينَ يَذوقُهُ
His joking turns bitter in his mouth,
Yet he used to relish it when he tasted it.
