إِنّي أُحَرِّض أَهلَ البُخلِ كُلِّهُم

لَو كانَ يَنفَعُ أَهلَ البُخلِ تَحريضي

I incite all the misers,

If only my inciting would benefit the misers,

ما قَلَّ ماليَ إِلّا زادَني كَرَماً

حَتّى يَكونَ برزقِ اللَهِ تَعويضي

My wealth has only increased my generosity,

Until I have compensation with God's provision.

وَالمالُ يَرفَعُ مَن لَولا دَراهِمُهُ

أَمسى يُقَلِّب فينا طرفَ مَخفوضِ

And money raises those who without coins

Would turn on us a lowered gaze.

لَن تُخرِج البيضُ عَفواً مِن اكُفِّهُم

إِلا عَلى وَجَعٍ مِنهُم وَتَمريضِ

The eggs will not come out freely from their fists,

Except with pain from them and coaxing.

كَأَنَّها مِن جُلودِ الباخِلينَ بِها

عِندَ النَوائِبِ تُحذى بِالمَقاريضِ

As if they are from the skins of the misers, with them,

At adversities, scraped with shears.