أسدى إليَّ أبو الحسين يدا

أسدى إليَّ أبو الحسين يدا

أرجو الثوابَ بها لديه غدا

أرجو الثوابَ بها لديه غدا

Abu al-Husayn has bestowed a favor on me;

Abu al-Husain extended to me a hand,

I hope for a reward for it from him tomorrow.

Through it I hope for reward from him tomorrow.

وكذاك عاداتُ الكريم إذا

وكذاك عاداتُ الكريم إذا

أسدى يداً حُسبتْ عليه يدا

أسدى يداً حُسبتْ عليه يدا

And such are the generous man's ways: when he

Such are the ways of the generous when

Bestows a favor, it is reckoned a favor owed by him.

A hand is extended, another is counted for him.

فيرى إجازة ما يُسام ولا

فيرى إجازة ما يُسام ولا

يلقى مُطالبُهُ به نَكدا

يلقى مُطالبُهُ به نَكدا

So he sees fit to grant what is asked of him, and never

So he sees the approval of what he donates,

Does his petitioner meet with vexation over it.

And his requests are not met with misery.

إن كان يَحْسُدُ نفسَه أحدٌ

إن كان يَحْسُدُ نفسَه أحدٌ

فَلأزْعُمَنَّكَ ذلك الأحدا

فَلأزْعُمَنَّكَ ذلك الأحدا

If anyone envies himself,

If someone envies himself,

Then I shall surely declare you that very one.

I claim you are that someone.

يومٌ يُثار به ندى غده

يومٌ يُثار به ندى غده

لا زال دأَبُكَ هكذا أبدا

لا زال دأَبُكَ هكذا أبدا

A day rouses the bounty of its morrow.

A day will come in which his goodness is stirred,

May your way continue thus forever.

May your habit ever remain thus.

يا من يُساجل نفسَه حسداً

يا من يُساجل نفسَه حسداً

أحسنْتَ حين حسدْتَها الحسدا

أحسنْتَ حين حسدْتَها الحسدا

O you who vie with yourself out of envy,

O you who competes with himself out of envy,

You excelled at envy when you envied yourself.

You have done well by envying it with envy.

يا ربِّ آنِسْهُ فأحسبُهُ

يا ربِّ آنِسْهُ فأحسبُهُ

مستوحشاً ممَّا قد انفردا

مستوحشاً ممَّا قد انفردا

O Lord, grant him companionship, for I think him

O Lord, make him feel at ease, for I reckon

Lonely because he has come to stand alone.

Him lonely because of his seclusion.