أحق بيت من بيوت الورى
بصونه قدما وايثاره
The house among all people's houses most deserving
of being preserved and prized from of old:
بيت إذا ما زاره زائر
فقد قضى أعظم أوطاره
a house that, when a visitor enters it,
lets him satisfy his greatest needs.
وهو إذا ما كان مستنطفا
مروة الانسان في داره
And though it may drain away
a person's dignity within his home,
يدخله المولى بخز كما
يدخله العبد بأطماره
the master enters it in silk, just as
the servant enters it in his rags.
Sol 6