ياO باذلَgiver of العُرفِkindness لأعدائِهِto his enemies
يا باذلَ العُرفِ لأعدائِهِ
مُذever since كانhe came to be فضلاًto say nothing عنof أوِدّائِهِhis friends
مُذ كان فضلاً عن أوِدّائِهِ
O giver of kindness to your enemies,
O you who give generously to his enemies
All your life—to say nothing of your friends!
Since it was more than to his friends
وياand O أخاbrother of الجودِgenerosity وخُلْصانَهُand its close friend
ويا أخا الجودِ وخُلْصانَهُ
لكُلِّfor all ماthat يشفيهcures it منof دائِهِits ailment
لكُلِّ ما يشفيه من دائِهِ
And O brother and close friend of generosity,
O brother of generosity and its sincerity
In all that cures it of its ailment,
For all that cures him of his pain
جاءhas come البَنَفْسُthe violet الرَّطبُfresh فامْنُنْso confer a favor بهwith it
جاء البَنَفْسُ الرَّطبُ فامْنُنْ به
ماas long as دامit remains مَطلولاًbedewed بأندائِهِwith its dewdrops
ما دام مَطلولاً بأندائِهِ
The fresh violet has come; bestow it,
The fresh wet dates have come, so be generous with them
While it remains moist with its dewdrops.
As long as they are desired by the necks
قدindeed جادتhas been generous الأرضُthe earth بإنباتِهِby making it grow
قد جادت الأرضُ بإنباتِهِ
فجُدْso be generous لناto us أنتyou yourself بإهدائِهِby gifting it
فجُدْ لنا أنت بإهدائِهِ
The earth has been generous in making it grow;
The land was generous with its plants
So be generous yourself: give it to us as a gift.
So be generous with us by giving them
ولاand do not تكنbe أَبخلَstingier منthan طينةٍa clod of clay
ولا تكن أَبخلَ من طينةٍ
تُبديهdisplays it فيin إبّانِthe season for إبدائِهِdisplaying it
تُبديه في إبّانِ إبدائِهِ
And do not be stingier than a clod of clay
And do not be stingier than clay
That displays it in the season of its appearance.
That shows it during its manifestation
ماnot الأرضُthe earth أولىworthier منthan فتىa youth ماجدnoble
ما الأرضُ أولى من فتى ماجد
بفعلِof doing معروفٍa kindness وإسدائِهِand bestowing it
بفعلِ معروفٍ وإسدائِهِ
The earth is no worthier than a noble youth
The land is no more deserving than a glorious young man
Of doing a kindness and bestowing it.
Of a good deed and giving it
والحُرُّand the noble man لاdoes not يقطعُinterrupt فيin حالةany circumstance
والحُرُّ لا يقطعُ في حالة
عاداتِhabits of جدواهُhis bounty وإجدائِهِand his beneficence
عاداتِ جدواهُ وإجدائِهِ
And a noble man never interrupts, in any circumstance,
And the free man does not cut off in a state
His habitual bounty and beneficence.
The habits of his generosity and efforts
ولاnor أياديهِhis favors بمقْفُوّةٍfollowed
ولا أياديهِ بمقْفُوّةٍ
بَيْضاؤُهُhis white favor منهfrom him بسودائِهِby his black deed
بَيْضاؤُهُ منه بسودائِهِ
Nor are his favors followed—
Nor are his hands clenched
His white ones—by black ones from him;
Its whiteness apparent in its blackness
ولاnor عطاياهُhis gifts بمتْلُوَّةٍfollowed
ولا عطاياهُ بمتْلُوَّةٍ
منهاamong them الهنيئاتُthe pleasant ones بنَكْدائِهِby his distressing gift
منها الهنيئاتُ بنَكْدائِهِ
Nor are his gifts followed—
Nor are his gifts wrapped up
The pleasant ones among them—by bitter ones of his.
From which congratulations come with their trouble
ماnot حَقُّthe due of منone who أسلفhas advanced تأميلَهُhis hope
ما حَقُّ من أسلف تأميلَهُ
مثلكsomeone like you أنto يُجزىbe repaid بإكْدائِهِby withholding from him
مثلك أن يُجزى بإكْدائِهِ
It is not right for one who has placed his hopes
It is not right that one who has hoped for its delay before
In someone like you to be repaid with refusal.
Like you should be rewarded with its prevention
Sol 6.1