تعوَّدَhe grew accustomed to بسطopening الكفِّthe palm حتىso much that لوif أنهthat he
تعوَّدَ بسط الكفِّ حتى لو أنه
ثناهاhe bent it لقبضٍfor clenching لمnot تُجِبهُobey him أنامِلُهُhis fingers
ثناها لقبضٍ لم تُجِبهُ أنامِلُهُ
He has grown so used to opening his hand that, were he
He grew accustomed to extending his palm
to fold it shut, his fingers would not obey him.
Even if he were to close it, his fingers would not respond
ترَاهyou see him إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جئتهyou come to him متهللاbeaming with joy
ترَاه إذا ما جئته متهللا
كأنَّكas though you تُعطيهِgive him الذيwhat أنتَyou آمِلُهُhoping for it
كأنَّك تُعطيهِ الذي أنتَ آمِلُهُ
You see him beaming whenever you come to him,
You see him, whenever you come to him joyfully
as though you were giving him what you yourself hope for.
As though you are giving him that which you hope for
ولوand even if لمnot يكنthere were فيin كفهhis palm غيرُother than رُوحِهِhis soul
ولو لم يكن في كفه غيرُ رُوحِهِ
لجادhe would give generously بهاwith it فليتقِّso let him fear اللهَGod سائلهُthe one asking him
لجاد بها فليتقِّ اللهَ سائلهُ
And even if his palm held nothing but his soul,
And if there was nothing in his palm but his soul
he would give it freely—so let whoever asks him fear God.
He would give it generously. So let the questioner be mindful of Allah.
هوhe البحرthe sea منfrom أيّwhichever النواحيthe directions أتيتَهُyou approach him
هو البحر من أيّ النواحي أتيتَهُ
فلُجّتُهُfor his depths المعروفُkindness والجودُand generosity ساحلُهُhis shore
فلُجّتُهُ المعروفُ والجودُ ساحلُهُ
He is the sea, from whichever direction you approach him;
He is the sea, no matter which way you come to it
for his depths are kindness, and generosity is his shore.
Its coast is generosity and kindness.
Sol 6.1