رِكْبتُكyour ride الخيرُgood التيwhich لمnot يزلcease
رِكْبتُك الخيرُ التي لم يزل
لهاfor it جوادٌa steed مسرجsaddled مُلجَمُbridled
لها جوادٌ مسرج مُلجَمُ
Your noble ride, for which there has always
Your generosity, which has always had
been a steed saddled and bridled.
A saddled and reined steed,
لاdo not تلهُbe distracted عنهاfrom it إنهاindeed it is حُجَّةٌa ground
لا تلهُ عنها إنها حُجَّةٌ
منamong حُججgrounds المَدْحpraise كماas تعلمُyou know
من حُجج المَدْح كما تعلمُ
Do not neglect it: it is a ground
Do not neglect it, for it is an argument
among the grounds for praise, as you know.
Among the arguments for praise, as you know.
وأسودُand the noblest الناسِthe people لهمfor them سيّدٌa master
وأسودُ الناسِ لهم سيّدٌ
مُسْتَنْهَضٌcalled upon to act فيin الحاجِneeds مُستَخدَمُenlisted to serve
مُسْتَنْهَضٌ في الحاجِ مُستَخدَمُ
And the noblest of men is their master,
The masters of people have a lord
called upon for their needs and enlisted to serve.
Who is ready for the pilgrimage, being employed.
عجِبْتُI marveled منat منْعwithholding امرئٍa man جاهَهُhis influence
عجِبْتُ من منْع امرئٍ جاهَهُ
ماwhat مَنْعُwithholding منone who يُجْديbenefits others ولاand does not يغْرمُincur loss
ما مَنْعُ من يُجْدي ولا يغْرمُ
I marvel at a man withholding his influence:
I am surprised that a man of status prevented
Why should one who helps without loss withhold?
What does not profit nor incur loss.
يثْلِمdiminishes وفْرَabundance المالwealth إعطاؤهgiving it
يثْلِم وفْرَ المال إعطاؤه
لكنَّbut وفرَabundance الجاهinfluence لاnot يُثْلمُis diminished
لكنَّ وفرَ الجاه لا يُثْلمُ
Giving wealth away diminishes its store,
Hoarding wealth by giving it away
but the store of influence is not diminished.
Harms not, but hoarding status does no good.
فمنْso whoever رأىsees فيin بَذْلِهِbestowing it بَذْلَةًa humiliation
فمنْ رأى في بَذْلِهِ بَذْلَةً
للوجهto the face والأوهامُand fancies قدmay تُوهَمُbe imagined
للوجه والأوهامُ قد تُوهَمُ
So if anyone sees in bestowing it a loss
So whoever sees stinginess in his giving
of face—and fancies may be entertained—
For face-saving, imaginations can be imagined.
فتلكthen that منamong آرائهhis opinions شُبهةٌa misconception
فتلك من آرائه شُبهةٌ
مثلكone like you منfrom أمثالهاthings like it يَسْلمُis free
مثلك من أمثالها يَسْلمُ
that is a misconception in his thinking;
These are suspicions about him
one like you is free of such notions.
Like you, he accepts the likes of them.
ليسis not لذيfor one endowed with الجودِgenerosity سوىexcept عِرْضِهhis honor
ليس لذي الجودِ سوى عِرْضِه
مِنْof ملكهhis possessions دونbeyond the reach of الندىgenerosity مَحرمُinviolable
مِنْ ملكه دون الندى مَحرمُ
For a generous man, nothing except his honor
The generous person has nothing
among his possessions is off-limits to generosity.
Of his possessions forbidden except gifts.
وكلand all ماthat which أنفقَhe spends منof مالِهhis wealth
وكل ما أنفقَ من مالِه
أوor جاهِهhis influence فهْوthen it is لهُfor him مَغْنمُa gain
أو جاهِه فهْو لهُ مَغْنمُ
And whatever he spends of his wealth
Everything he spends of his money
or his influence is a gain for him.
Or status, it is gain for him.
قدindeed كادتِhave almost الآمالُhopes منbecause of طولthe long duration of ماwhat
قد كادتِ الآمالُ من طول ما
تلْقاهُthey endure it منof مَطْلكyour delay ماemphatic particle تُهْدَمُbe demolished
تلْقاهُ من مَطْلك ما تُهْدَمُ
Hopes have almost, because of how long
Hopes have almost collapsed from the prolonged
they have endured your delay, been demolished.
Disappointment received from you, so they crumble.
Sol 6.1