1. لا أرْتَضي البَاخِلَ خِلاً وإنْ

    أحَلّهُ الإيسارُ في ذرْوَتِهِ

    I do not accept a miser as a friend, even if

    affluence has placed him at its summit.

  2. دَعْهُ يُكَاثِرْ بِالثّراء الثّرى

    قَنَاعَتي أكْثَرُ مِنْ ثَرْوَتِهِ

    Let him rival the earth in riches;

    my contentment is greater than his wealth.