يَارَبّ صُنْ وجهِي عَنِ الكُرَماءِ
فَضْلاً عَنِ الحاجاتِ لِلْؤُماءِ
O Lord, preserve my dignity from having to face even the generous,
let alone taking my needs to the ignoble.
فلقَدْ رأيتُ القومَ جَفُّوا أَيدياً
حتَّى كَأَنْ لمْ يُخلقُوا مِن ماءِ
For I have seen the people grow dry-handed,
until it seemed they had not been created from water.
Sol 5.6