إنif لمnot تكنyou are لأخيfor the man of السؤالbegging فمنthen who لهfor him
إن لم تكن لأخي السؤال فمن له
ياO منyou whom صرفتI have directed لهto him الرجاءhope فملهُso give him money
يا من صرفت له الرجاء فملهُ
If you are not there for the beggar, who is there for him?
O you to whom I have turned my hope, give him money.
وأعيذهand I seek to protect him منfrom أنthat يرانيhe sees me مقسماًswearing
وأعيذه من أن يراني مقسماً
أنthat لستI am not أفتحopening بالسؤالin asking فماًa mouth لهُto him
أن لست أفتح بالسؤال فماً لهُ
And I would spare him the sight of me swearing
That I will not open my mouth to ask him.
Sol 6.1