ياO كوثراًKawthar (river of abundance) وصفينand the ships (apparently intended as سفين) الجودgenerosity منهfrom him غدتbegan
يا كوثراً وصفين الجود منه غدت
تجريto sail ببحرupon the sea of العطاgiving لمdid not يرسهاmoor them الجوديal-Judi
تجري ببحر العطا لم يرسها الجودي
O Kawthar, from whom the ships of generosity have begun
O Kauthar, describing generosity, from which
to sail upon the sea of giving; al-Judi has not moored them.
You flow with a sea of gifts unbounded by generosity
وماجداًand a noble one لمdid not تزلcease تُروىare recounted مناقبهhis virtues
وماجداً لم تزل تُروى مناقبه
فصارso he became فيin العصرthe age فرداًpeerless خيرthe best موجودone who exists
فصار في العصر فرداً خير موجود
And noble one, whose virtues are still recounted,
And Majid, whose virtues have never ceased
who has thus become peerless in this age, the best of all who exist.
To be told, becoming peerless in the age
الدَّينdebt أثقلweighed down ظهريmy back والغريمand the creditor علىat
الدَّين أثقل ظهري والغريم على
بابيmy door يكرّkeeps returning بتعنيفٍwith rebukes وتهديدand threats
بابي يكرّ بتعنيفٍ وتهديد
Debt has weighed down my back, and the creditor is at
Debt weighs down my back, and the creditor
my door, repeatedly returning with rebukes and threats.
Knocks insistently at my door with threats
وإننيand indeed I غارمٌindebted حقاًtruly وذاand this رَجَبRajab
وإنني غارمٌ حقاً وذا رَجَب
وإنّand indeed ضيفيmy guest فيهin it غيرnot مفقودabsent
وإنّ ضيفي فيه غير مفقود
And indeed I am truly indebted, and this is Rajab;
Truly I owe a debt and my dignity
and indeed my guest is not absent in it.
Is at stake; my guest must not go lacking
إنif كانis مالكyour wealth جَوداًbounty لاno زكاةzakat (obligatory alms) بهon it
إن كان مالك جَوداً لا زكاة به
فاسمحthen grant لناto us منsome of زكاةthe zakat of المجدglory والجودand generosity
فاسمح لنا من زكاة المجد والجود
If your wealth is bounty, with no zakat due on it,
If your wealth lacks alms-giving
then grant us some of the zakat of glory and generosity.
Then grant us the alms of glory and nobility
Sol 6.1