أنتَyou أمرؤٌa man غَثُّpaltry الصَّنيَعةِin beneficence رثّهاshabby in it
أنتَ أمرؤٌ غَثُّ الصَّنيَعةِ رثّها
لاnot تُحْسِنyou bestow well النُّعْمَىkindness إلىupon أمثاليthe likes of me
لا تُحْسِن النُّعْمَى إلى أمثالي
You are a man whose favors are paltry and shabby.
You are a man of poor character, most vile
You do not bestow kindness on the likes of me.
You do not repay favors to the likes of me
نُعْمَاكyour bounty لاdoes not تَعْدُوكgo beyond you إلاّexcept فيto امرئa man
نُعْمَاك لا تَعْدُوك إلاّ في امرئ
فيin مَسْكِthe skin مِثْلْكِyour like منamong ذويthose of الأشكالِlike kinds
في مَسْكِ مِثْلْكِ من ذوي الأشكالِ
Your bounty reaches no farther than you, except to a man
Your favors extend only to those you deem worthy
In the skin of your like, one of the same sort.
To the wretched likes of you, of ugly forms
وإذاand when نظرتَyou look إلىat صَنيعكyour benefactions لمnot تَجدْyou find
وإذا نظرتَ إلى صَنيعك لم تَجدْ
أحَداًanyone سَمَوْتَyou rose بهthrough him إلىto الإفضالِgenerosity
أحَداً سَمَوْتَ به إلى الإفضالِ
And when you look at your benefactions, you do not find
And when you look upon your own deeds, you find
Anyone through whom you have risen to generosity.
None whom you have exalted through your generosity
فاسْلَمْso fare well بغيرwithout سَلاَمةٍwell-being تُرجىis hoped for لهاfor it
فاسْلَمْ بغير سَلاَمةٍ تُرجى لها
إلاّexcept لِسَدّكَfor your filling خَلَّةthe need الأنذالِof the base
إلاّ لِسَدّكَ خَلَّة الأنذالِ
So fare well, though no good is hoped from your well-being,
So surrender without hope for deliverance
Except your meeting the needs of the base.
Except to fill your void, you wretch
Sol 6.1