لا تحمدنَّ ابن عبار وإن هطلت

يداه بالجود حتى أخجل الديما

Do not praise the son of Ibn Abbar though his hands may rain

Generosity until the clouds themselves feel shamed

فإنها خطرات من وساوسه

يعطي ويمنع لا بخلاً ولا كرما

For these are but passing whims of his fancies

That gives and withholds not out of stinginess or nobility