يعطيhe bestows الرغائبَcoveted gifts جوداًout of generosity منfrom طبيعتهhis nature
يعطي الرغائبَ جوداً من طبيعته
لاnot كالمُتاجرlike one who trades بالمعروفin kindness أحياناsometimes
لا كالمُتاجر بالمعروف أحيانا
He bestows coveted gifts out of his innate generosity,
He gives desires generously by his nature
not like one who sometimes trades in kindness.
Not like the trader in favors at times
لاnot يستثيبُhe seeks recompense ببذلby bestowing العُرفkindness محمدةًpraise
لا يستثيبُ ببذل العُرف محمدةً
ولاand not تراهyou see him بماfor what أسداهُhe bestowed it مَنّاناone who holds his favors over others
ولا تراه بما أسداهُ مَنّانا
He seeks no praise in return for bestowing kindness,
He does not expect praise for giving customs
nor do you see him holding his favors over others.
Nor see him as a conferrer for what he gave
إذاwhen اشترىbuy الحمدَpraise أفناءُvarious sorts الملوكof kings رأىhe sees
إذا اشترى الحمدَ أفناءُ الملوك رأى
بينbetween التجارةِtrade والإفضالand generosity فُرقاناa distinction
بين التجارةِ والإفضال فُرقانا
When kings of every sort buy praise, he sees
If the kings' courts buy praise, he saw
a distinction between trade and generosity.
Between trading and favoring a difference
سألْتُهI asked him الحاجَneeds حتىuntil كدتI nearly أسألُهI ask him
سألْتُه الحاجَ حتى كدت أسألُه
ردَّrestoration of الشبابyouth جديداًfresh كالذيlike what كاناit once was
ردَّ الشباب جديداً كالذي كانا
I asked him for what I needed, until I nearly asked him
I asked him for my needs until I almost asked him
to restore my youth, fresh as it once was.
To return my youth renewed as it was
فماyet not تجهَّمhe scowled at حاجاتيmy requests لكثرتهاbecause of their abundance
فما تجهَّم حاجاتي لكثرتها
ولاand not تلوَّنchanged color منهfrom him الوجهُthe face ألواناvarious colors
ولا تلوَّن منه الوجهُ ألوانا
Yet he did not scowl at my requests, though they were many,
So he did not frown at my many requests
nor did his face turn different colors.
Nor did his face change colors
Sol 6.1