لم يترك الجود فيه غير عادته
ولم يشن وعده كذب ولا خلف
Generosity has left him nothing but his habit.
And neither falsehood nor breach has marred his promise.
فلا يلام على إتلافه كرماً
أمواتهُ والذي لم يعطه تلف
So he is not blamed for destroying, out of generosity,
his dead ones [as written]; and whatever he did not give away was lost.
حفظ المروءة يؤذي قلب صاحبها
والحب مغرى به المستهتر الكلف
Preserving honor pains the heart of its possessor.
And the besotted, ardent lover is enthralled by love.
Sol 6.1