رُزِقتُ جوداً وَلَم أُرزَق مُروءَتَهُ

رُزِقتُ جوداً وَلَم أُرزَق مُروءَتَهُ

وَما المُروءَةُ إِلّا كَثرَةُ المالِ

وَما المُروءَةُ إِلّا كَثرَةُ المالِ

I was granted generosity, but not the nobility to match it.

I was granted generosity though not granted its nobility

And nobility is nothing but abundant wealth.

For nobility is naught but ample wealth

إِذا أَرَدتُ مُساماةً تُقاعِدني

إِذا أَرَدتُ مُساماةً تُقاعِدني

عَمّا يُنَوِّهُ بِاِسمي رِقَّةُ الحالِ

عَمّا يُنَوِّهُ بِاِسمي رِقَّةُ الحالِ

When I seek to vie for eminence, I am held back

If I sought high-mindedness, straitened means deterred me

By straitened means from what would bring my name renown.

From whatever would extol my name, my condition too frail