قَنَعتُ بِالقوتِ مِن زَماني

وَصُنتُ نَفسي عَنِ الهَوانِ

I have been satisfied with mere livelihood for some time

And have guarded myself against disgrace

خَوفاً مِنَ الناسِ أَن يَقولوا

فَضلُ فُلانٍ عَلى فُلانِ

Fearing people would say:

"So-and-so is superior to so-and-so"

مَن كُنتُ عَن مالِهِ غَنِيّاً

فَلا أُبالي إِذا جَفاني

As for him whose wealth made me self-sufficient

I care not if he abandons me

وَمَن رَآني بِعَينِ نَقصٍ

رَأَيتُهُ بِالَّتي رَآني

And whoever looked on me with belittling eyes

I looked on him with the same eyes he looked on me

وَمَن رَآني بِعَينِ تَمٍّ

رَأَيتُهُ كامِلَ المَعاني

And whoever looked on me with admiring eyes

I looked on him as the embodiment of meanings