كَرِيمٌ يُرَوِّي نَفْسَهُ فِي حَيَاتِهِ
سَتَعْلَمُ إِنْ مِتْنَا غَدًا أَيُّنَا الصَّدِي
Meaning: A generous person quenches his thirst during life; when we die tomorrow, it will become clear which of us remained thirsty.
Yurawwī nafsahu pictures being quenched, but the imagery extends beyond drinking water to the speaker’s claim of fulfillment. Al-ṣadī means someone thirsty. The contrast between being satisfied in life and thirsty after death carries the argument into an image of generosity versus withholding wealth—presented as the poet sees it.