اكثر خلق الله من لا يدري
من أي خلق اللَه حين يلقى
Most of God’s creatures are those who cannot tell,
when they meet someone, what sort of creature of God he is.
وحلة تنشر ثم تضوى
وطيلسان يشترى فيغلى
And a robe is unfolded, then wears threadbare;
and a ṭaylasān mantle is bought, and its price soars,
لعبد عبد او لمولى مولى
يا ويح بيت المال ماذا يلقى
for the slave of a slave, or the client of a client.
Alas for the public treasury—what it must endure!
Sol 5.6