ما سئمت الزمان إلا لحر

مان كريم فيه وحظ لئيم

I am weary of time only for the sake of

A generous one in it and an unlucky lot

وتراءى اللئيم أقبح في العي

نين مرأى من افتقار الكريم

And the unlucky one seems uglier in the eyes

Than the destitution of the generous