رأيتكI saw you تعطيyou give المالwealth إعطاءَthe giving of واهبa giver
رأيتك تعطي المال إعطاءَ واهب
إذاwhen المرءُa man أعطىgives المالَwealth إعطاءthe giving of مشتريa buyer
إذا المرءُ أعطى المالَ إعطاء مشتري
I saw you give wealth as a giver of gifts,
I saw you give money generously
when a man gives wealth as a buyer.
When a man gives money generously like a buyer
ولستَand you are not بمُبتاعa purchaser of المحامدpraise باللُهىwith lavish gifts
ولستَ بمُبتاع المحامد باللُهى
فتُلفَىso you are found جواداًgenerous جودُهwhose generosity جودthe generosity of مَتْجَرِtrade
فتُلفَى جواداً جودُه جود مَتْجَرِ
Nor do you purchase praise with lavish gifts,
Yet you do not buy praise from the lowly
so as to be found generous with the bounty of trade.
So you find a steed generous in its generosity, an unforced generosity
ولستand you are not بمجبولinnately disposed علىto ذلكthat الندىgenerosity
ولست بمجبول على ذلك الندى
فتلفَىso you are found جواداًgenerous جودهwhose generosity جودthe generosity of مُجبرِone compelled
فتلفَى جواداً جوده جود مُجبرِ
Nor are you innately disposed to such bounty,
Nor are you compelled to such bounty
so as to be found generous with the generosity of one compelled.
So you find a steed generous in its generosity, a compelled generosity
ولكنbut رأيتَyou recognized العرفَkindness عرفاًkindness لعينهfor its own sake
ولكن رأيتَ العرفَ عرفاً لعينه
فجدتso you gave generously ببذلby bestowing العرفkindness جودthe generosity of مخَيَّرِone free to choose
فجدت ببذل العرف جود مخَيَّرِ
Rather, you recognized kindness as kindness for its own sake,
But you saw good manners as they are
and bestowed kindness with the generosity of one free to choose.
So you found in giving manners a chosen generosity
وفيand among الناسpeople منone who يعطيgives عطاءَthe giving of مُتاجرٍa trader
وفي الناس من يعطي عطاءَ مُتاجرٍ
وآخرُand another يعطيgives كالسحابlike the clouds المسخّرmade to serve
وآخرُ يعطي كالسحاب المسخّر
Among people is one who gives as a trader gives,
And among people there is one who gives trade-mindedly
and another who gives like clouds made to serve.
And another who gives like pouring rain
وأنتand you وَسطْتَtook the middle between الحالتينthe two states ولمand have not تزَلceased
وأنت وَسطْتَ الحالتين ولم تزَل
لكyours الواسطاتُthe central gems الزهْرradiant منof كلevery جوهرgem
لك الواسطاتُ الزهْر من كل جوهر
You took the middle ground between the two states, and have always
While you balanced the two states and never stopped
possessed the radiant central gems of every kind.
The Middle ways are for you the flower of every jewel
فدونكso take مدحاًpraise أخطأmissed الناسpeople بابهُits doorway
فدونك مدحاً أخطأ الناس بابهُ
زماناًfor a time طويلاًlong معْشرa group بعدafter معشرِa group
زماناً طويلاً معْشر بعد معشرِ
So take this praise, whose doorway people have missed
So for you is praise the people missed the door to
for a long time, group after group.
For a long time, generation after generation
ومهماand however much يصنْهguard it الناسpeople عنfrom غيرother than أهلهthose deserving it
ومهما يصنْه الناس عن غير أهله
فغيرthen not مصونwithheld عنكfrom you ياO ابنson of المدبرِal-Mudabbir
فغير مصون عنك يا ابن المدبرِ
And however much people guard it from those unworthy of it,
And however much people guard it from the unworthy
it is not withheld from you, O Ibn al-Mudabbir.
It is unguarded from you, O son of the provider
Sol 6.1