1. Quraysh nurtured rancor against us, despite
The kinship of Ibn Bakr ibn Wa'il.

2. By God, they do not care for the guest, if
He arrives, nor for the good things they despise.

3. A people who, when they are generous to you, see
Your gratitude as recompense for their gift.

4. So much so, that you see the truth of your praise
In their denial of it, calling it a lie.

5. They care not what they say, nor what they give,
Be it honest or usurious gain.

6. They care not if honor and wealth gather
As spoils, when the two coincide.

7. If people worshipped other than their Creator,
They would worship naught but their own honor.

8. Generosity will remain with us, as long as they remain, but when
They pass away, so too will generosity, in their footsteps.

9. Neither has the mother of eternity weaned them,
Nor have they sipped from the cup of death.