وقائلةٍ أَهْلَكْتَ في الجُودِ مالَنا

ونَفْسَكَ حتَّى ضَرَّ نَفْسَكَ جُودُها

And a woman says, "You have squandered our wealth through generosity,

And your own self, to the point where her generosity has harmed her.

فقُلْتُ دَعِيني إنَّما تِلْكَ عادةٌ

لِكُلِّ كَرِيمٍ عادةٌ يَسْتَعِيدُها

So I said, "Leave me be, for that is the habit,

Of every generous soul, a habit he seeks to maintain."