أَصابَfound اِبنُthe son of سَلمىSalma خُلَّةًa need منfrom صَديقِهِhis friend
أَصابَ اِبنُ سَلمى خُلَّةً من صَديقِهِ
وَلَولاand were it not for اِبنُthe son of سِلمىSalma لَمnot يَكُنthere would be لَكَfor you راتِقُone to mend the breach
وَلَولا اِبنُ سِلمى لَم يَكُن لَكَ راتِقُ
Ibn Salma found his friend in need,
And but for Ibn Salma, no one would have mended your breach.
فَآوىso he gave shelter وَحَيّاand welcomed إِذwhen أَتاهُhe came to him بِخُلَّةٍin need
فَآوى وَحَيّا إِذ أَتاهُ بِخُلَّةٍ
وَأَعرَضَand turned away عَنهُfrom him الأَقرَبونَthose closest الأَصادِقُthe truest friends
وَأَعرَضَ عَنهُ الأَقرَبونَ الأَصادِقُ
So he sheltered and welcomed him when he came to him in need,
While his closest, truest friends turned away from him.
فَإِمّاso if أُصِبI gain يَوماًone day مِنَof الدَهرِtime نُصرَةًaid
فَإِمّا أُصِب يَوماً مِنَ الدَهرِ نُصرَةً
أَتَتكَit will reach you وَإِنيand indeed I بابنِconcerning the son of سَلمىSalma لَصادِقُsurely truthful
أَتَتكَ وَإِني بابنِ سَلمى لَصادِقُ
So if, one day in the course of time, I gain aid,
It will reach you; and I speak truly of Ibn Salma.
وَإِلاand if not تَكُنit is إِلّاexcept لِسانيmy tongue فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it
وَإِلا تَكُن إِلّا لِساني فَإِنَّهُ
بِحُسنِof the goodness of الَّذيthat which أَسدَيتَyou bestowed عَنيon my behalf لَناطِقُsurely speaks
بِحُسنِ الَّذي أَسدَيتَ عَني لَناطِقُ
And if that aid is only my tongue, then it
Will surely speak on my behalf of the kindness you bestowed.
ثِمالٌa refuge يَعيشُlive المُقتِرونَthe impoverished بِفَضلِهِby his bounty
ثِمالٌ يَعيشُ المُقتِرونَ بِفَضلِهِ
وَسَيبُand the bounty of رَبيعspring لَيسَthere are not فيهِin it صَواعِقُthunderbolts
وَسَيبُ رَبيع لَيسَ فيهِ صَواعِقُ
He is a refuge; the impoverished live on his bounty,
And the bounty of spring rain, with no thunderbolts in it.
وقدand indeed علمواthey have known أنthat ابنthe son of سلمىSalma ثمالهمtheir refuge
وقد علموا أن ابن سلمى ثمالهم
إذاwhen لمnot يكنthere is للضيفfor the guest فيin الحيthe tribe غابقُa giver of evening milk
إذا لم يكن للضيف في الحي غابقُ
And they know full well that Ibn Salma is their refuge,
When no one in the tribe offers the guest evening milk.
وقدand indeed علمواthey have known أولاor not أعلمI tell غيرهمothers besides them
وقد علموا أولا أعلم غيرهم
إذاwhen استبقواthey race الخيراتgood deeds إنكindeed you سابقُforemost
إذا استبقوا الخيرات إنك سابقُ
And they know it—or, if not, I shall tell others—
When they race to good deeds, you are foremost.
Sol 6.1