أبوكَyour father كَريمٌgenerous غيرَexcept أنَّكَthat you سابِقٌsurpassing
أبوكَ كَريمٌ غيرَ أنَّكَ سابِقٌ
عَليهِhim بلاwithout ضَيْمٍinjustice عليهِto him ولاnor ذَيْمِreproach
عَليهِ بلا ضَيْمٍ عليهِ ولا ذَيْمِ
Your father is generous, yet you surpass
Your father is generous, yet you surpass
him, without slight or reproach to him.
Him without reproach or blame.
فلاso let not يَعْجَبَنَّbe amazed النَّاسُthe people مِمّاat what أقوالُهُhis sayings
فلا يَعْجَبَنَّ النَّاسُ مِمّا أقوالُهُ
وأقضيand I affirm بهِit فالغَيْثُfor the rain أندىmore generous مِنَthan الغَيمِthe clouds
وأقضي بهِ فالغَيْثُ أندى مِنَ الغَيمِ
So let people not marvel at his sayings [wording unclear],
So let not people be astonished at his words
and I affirm it, for rain is more generous than clouds.
And judgments, for rain is more bountiful than clouds.
Sol 6.1