يا بَخيلاً لَيسَ يَدري ما الكَرَم
حَرَّمَ اللُؤمُ عَلى فيهِ نَعَم
O miser, who knows not what generosity is—
baseness has forbidden him even a “yes” where generosity is concerned.
حَدَّثوني عَنهُ في العيدِ بِما
سَرَّني مِن يَقظَةٍ فيما حَكَم
At the Feast, they told me something about him
that delighted me—for the vigilance he showed in what he resolved:
وَاِستَخارَ اللَهَ في عَزمَتِهِ
ثُمَّ ضَحّى بِقَفاهُ وَاِحتَجَم
he sought God’s guidance concerning his decision,
then made his own nape the sacrifice, and had himself cupped.
Sol 5.6