بَدا حينَ أَثرى بِإِخوانِه

فَفَلَّلَ عَنهُم شَباةَ العَدَم

When he prospered with his brothers

He cast off from them the garments of oblivion

وَذَكَّرَهُ الحَزمُ غِبَّ الأُمورِ

فَبادر قَبل اِنتِقال النِّعَم

Prudence reminded him of dire straits

So he hastened ere the gifts were gone