بينَ مَن يُعطي ومن يأ

بينَ مَن يُعطي ومن يأ

خذُ في التَّقديرِ عَرْضُ

خذُ في التَّقديرِ عَرْضُ

Between the one who gives and the one who

Between the giver and the taker

takes, there is a gulf in esteem.

There is a sublime difference

فيَدُ المُعطي سماءٌ

فيَدُ المُعطي سماءٌ

ويدُ الآخذ أرْضُ

ويدُ الآخذ أرْضُ

For the giver’s hand is the sky,

The giver's hand is like the sky

and the taker’s hand is the earth.

The taker's hand is like the earth

وعلى الآخذِ أن يش

وعلى الآخذِ أن يش

كُرَ إنَّ الشُّكرَ فرْضُ

كُرَ إنَّ الشُّكرَ فرْضُ

And the taker must give

And it's the taker's duty to be thankful

thanks; indeed, gratitude is a duty.

For gratitude is an obligation

وأخسُّ الوِردِ ما يُكْ

وأخسُّ الوِردِ ما يُكْ

رَعُ فيهِ وهو بَرْضُ

رَعُ فيهِ وهو بَرْضُ

And the meanest watering place is one

The most contemptible gift

where one stoops to drink, though its water is scant.

Is that which is forced through coercion