أَقولُ لَهُ وَقَد أَغرى بِلَومي

أَقولُ لَهُ وَقَد أَغرى بِلَومي

يَكُرُّ بِمَبدَإٍ مِنّي مُعادِ

يَكُرُّ بِمَبدَإٍ مِنّي مُعادِ

I say to him, now bent on blaming me,

I say to him, though he blames me unjustly

renewing his attack on a deed of mine, done and done again:

Returning to me a principle from which he deviated

مَلَأتُ يَدي مِنَ الدُنيا مِراراً

مَلَأتُ يَدي مِنَ الدُنيا مِراراً

فَما طَمِعَ العَواذِلُ في اِقتِصادي

فَما طَمِعَ العَواذِلُ في اِقتِصادي

I have filled my hand with this world's riches many times,

I have filled my hands with the world's bitterness over and over

Yet the reproaching women never hoped I would be frugal.

Yet the ignoble did not covet my moderation

وَما وَجَبَت عَلَيَّ زَكاةُ مالٍ

وَما وَجَبَت عَلَيَّ زَكاةُ مالٍ

وَهَل تَجِبُ الزَكاةُ عَلى جَوادِ

وَهَل تَجِبُ الزَكاةُ عَلى جَوادِ

Nor has alms tax on wealth ever been due from me—

No obligatory alms were ever due on my wealth

And is alms tax due from a generous man?

Does obligatory alms apply to the generous?