ياO خيرbest منthose whom يعشوturns إليهto him امرؤٌa man
يا خير من يعشو إليه امرؤٌ
يعشوturns away عنfrom الذلّhumiliation وأوطانهand its abodes
يعشو عن الذلّ وأوطانه
O best of those to whom a man turns,
turning away from humiliation and its haunts.
لاno غروwonder أنthat يهديoffers a gift عبدٌa servant إلىto
لا غرو أن يهدي عبدٌ إلى
سيدهhis master منfrom بعضa portion of إحسانهhis bounty
سيده من بعض إحسانه
No wonder a servant should offer a gift to
his master from a portion of his master's bounty.
فمالكُfor the owner of البستانthe garden يهديoffers a gift لهto him
فمالكُ البستان يهدي له
ناطوُرهits keeper منfrom حملthe yield of بُستانهhis garden
ناطوُره من حمل بُستانه
For the garden's owner receives a gift
from its keeper, drawn from his own garden's yield.
والبحرand the sea إنif جادbestows generously عليهupon it الحياthe rain
والبحر إن جاد عليه الحيا
يوماًone day فمنهthen from it أصلthe source of تهتانهits downpour
يوماً فمنه أصل تهتانه
And the sea, if rain is generous to it
one day, is itself the source of that downpour.
فامننso bestow favor علىupon العبدthe servant قبولاacceptance بهof it
فامنن على العبد قبولا به
تزيدهyou increase him شأناًin standing إِلىin addition to شانهhis standing
تزيده شأناً إِلى شانه
So favor your servant by accepting it;
you will add honor to his honor.
لاnever زلتَmay you cease to be مفدىransomed العلاnobility والندىand generosity
لا زلتَ مفدى العلا والندى
بكلِّby every مُكديone stingy in الجودgenerosity منَانهwho vaunts it
بكلِّ مُكدي الجود منَانه
May you ever be ransomed, in your nobility and bounty,
by every stingy giver who vaunts his favors.
Sol 6.1