Shorter Pieces of Arabian Poetry: Verses Addressed To His Mistress, Who Had Found Fault With Him For Profusion, by Abu Teman Habib

VERSES ADDRESSED TO HIS MISTRESS, WHO HAD FOUND FAULT WITH HIM FOR PROFUSION. BY ABU TEMAN HABIB. UNGENEROUS and mistaken maid, To scorn me thus because I'm poor Canst thou a liberal hand upbraid, For dealing round some worthless ore? To spare's the wish of little souls; The great but gather to bestow: Yon current don the mountain rolls, And stagnates in the swamp belay.