69 – He also recited to me a poem by Yazid ibn al-Hakam al-Thaqafī:
[Tawīl metre]

I have slipped away from youth and heedlessness, taking refuge in forbearance and piety;
I turned back to my reason—for re-examination is the hallmark of the forbearing. ⦗56⦘

My gray hair and Islam will not let me pursue desire;
in both the whitening temples and in Islam a man finds a curb.

I am no one who claims that niggardliness is strength;
rather, praise be to God, I part with my wealth willingly.

I know that generosity is honor for its people,
and that anyone who does not shield himself from blame demeans himself.