Moses, upon whom be peace, thus advised Quran: ‘Do thou good as Allah has done unto thee.’ But he would not listen and thou hast heard of his end:
Who has not accumulated good with dirhems and dinars Has staked his end upon his dirhems and dinars.
If thou desirest to profit by riches of the world Be liberal to mankind as God has been liberal to thee.
The Arab says: Be liberal without imposing obligations and verily the profit will return to thee.
Wherever the tree of beneficence has taken root Its tallness and branches pass beyond the sky.
If thou art desirous to eat the fruit thereof Do not put a saw to its foot by imposing obligations.
Thank God that thou hast been divinely aided And not excluded from his gifts and bounty.
Think not thou conferrest an obligation on the sultan by serving him But be obliged to him for having kept thee in his service.
