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You visit a man who is given his wealth for praise

تزور امرءا يعطى على الحمد ماله

1. You visit a man who is given his wealth for praise
And one who gives away treasures for eulogies is praised

١. تَزورُ اِمرَءاً يُعطى عَلى الحَمدِ مالَهُ
وَمَن يُعطِ أَثمانَ المَحامِدِ يُحمَدِ

2. You are a man who gives today to the asker
With your palm not preventing you from the asker of tomorrow

٢. وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ مَن تُعطِهِ اليَومَ نائِلاً
بِكَفِّكَ لا يَمنَعكَ مِن نائِلِ الغَدِ

3. You see generosity does not bring a man closer to his doom
Just as stinginess and hoarding do not make one immortal

٣. تَرى الجودَ لا يُدني مِنَ المَرءِ حَتفَهُ
كَما البُخلُ وَالإِمساكُ لَيسَ بِمُخلِدِ

4. Useful and wasteful when you ask him
He sparkles and trembles with the trembling of a pliant bow

٤. مُفيدٌ وَمِتلافٌ إِذا ما سَأَلتَهُ
تَهَلَّلَ وَاِهتَزَّ اِهتِزازَ المُهَنَّدِ

5. Whenever you come to him you live by the light of his fire
You will find the best fire has the best kindler

٥. مَتى تَأتِهِ تَعشو إِلى ضَوءِ نارِهِ
تَجِد خَيرَ نارٍ عِندَها خَيرُ موقِدِ