أرادsought الغيثthe rain أنto يحكيكimitate you جوداin generosity
أراد الغيث أن يحكيك جودا
فقصَّرso it fell short بعدafter أنthat أحياrevived البلاداthe lands
فقصَّر بعد أن أحيا البلادا
The rain wished to imitate munificence,
The rain sought to match you in generosity,
yet fell short after bringing the lands to life.
yet fell short after reviving the lands.
فقلتُso I said غَلْطتَyou erred جودُgenerosity أبيof Abu عَلّيٍAli
فقلتُ غَلْطتَ جودُ أبي عَلّيٍ
يقصِّرfalls short عنof مداهits reach منwhoever أراداaspires
يقصِّر عن مداه من أرادا
So I said: You are mistaken—Abu Ali’s generosity
So I said, 'You erred: Abu Ali's generosity—
makes whoever would rival it fall short of its reach.
whoever seeks to match it falls short of its reach,
لأنbecause الجودgenerosity منهfrom him كلevery يومday
لأن الجود منه كل يوم
وأنتand you تجودgive generously أياماًon days عِداداfew in number
وأنت تجود أياماً عِدادا
For generosity flows from him every day,
for bounty comes from him every day,
whereas you bestow your bounty only on numbered days.
while you give on only a few days.
وأنتand you تجودgive generously to أرضاًa land بعدafter أرضa land
وأنت تجود أرضاً بعد أرض
وكفّاهand his two hands يَعُمَّانencompass البلاداthe lands
وكفّاه يَعُمَّان البلادا
You are bountiful to one land after another,
And you give to one land after another,
but his two hands encompass all the lands.
while his two hands encompass all the lands.'
Sol 6.1