قُل لِلأَميرِ إِذا نَزَلتَ بِهِ

إِنَّ المَباخِلَ ذَمُّها عَجِلُ

Tell the prince when you call on him

That the miser is swiftly blamed

بِئسَ المُروءَةُ مِن ذَوي حَسَبٍ

جاعَت قَرابَتُهُم وَقَد ثَمِلوا

How miserable is the nobility of those of pedigree

Their kin go hungry though they are replete

شِبَعُ الأَميرِ وَجوعُ صاحِبِهِ

عارُ الحَياةِ فَأَطعِموا وَكُلوا

A prince's satiation yet his companion hungers

The shame of life, so feed and eat