إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جادَhe gave generously بالأموالِof wealth ثَنَّىhe repeated his giving
إذا ما جادَ بالأموالِ ثَنَّى
ولمand did not تُدرِكْهُovertake him فيin الجُودِgenerosity النَّدامَهْregret
ولم تُدرِكْهُ في الجُودِ النَّدامَهْ
Whenever he gave generously of his wealth, he gave again,
And no regret overtook him in his generosity.
وإنْand if هجَسَتْarose خواطِرُهُhis thoughts بجمعٍof hoarding
وإنْ هجَسَتْ خواطِرُهُ بجمعٍ
لِريْبِagainst the vagaries of حوَادثٍevents قالَsaid النَّدىgenerosity مَهْstop!
لِريْبِ حوَادثٍ قالَ النَّدى مَهْ
And if thoughts of hoarding arose within him,
To guard against the vagaries of events, Generosity said, 'Stop!'
Sol 6.1