ولكنهbut he يعطيgives بميزانby the measure of عقلهhis reason
ولكنه يعطي بميزان عقله
حقائقtrue members of آلthe household of اللهGod بجرbulging الحقائبthe saddlebags
حقائق آل الله بجر الحقائب
But he gives with his reason as the balance,
Yet he gives with the measure of his mind
Bulging saddlebags to the true members of God's household.
The truths of the people of God, dragging burdens
وينفلand he gives freely حيثwhere النفلfree giving حمدpraise وحكمةand wisdom
وينفل حيث النفل حمد وحكمة
نوافلbounties ليستare not دونless than وكفthe downpour السحائبof the clouds
نوافل ليست دون وكف السحائب
And he gives freely where giving is praiseworthy and wise—
And he shakes off where shaking off is praise and wisdom
Bounties no less than the downpour of the clouds.
Extra prayers not less than holding back the clouds
يحيدhe turns aside عنfrom الاسرافextravagance نفساًa soul زكيةpure
يحيد عن الاسراف نفساً زكية
فيعصمهاthus he safeguards it فيin صالحاتworthy المواهبgifts
فيعصمها في صالحات المواهب
He turns a pure soul away from extravagance,
He turns away an edifying soul from excess
Thus safeguarding it through worthy gifts.
Thus protecting it in the virtues of gifts
ولوand if قامcould rise فيماto what تشتهيdesires النفسthe soul منany يدhand
ولو قام فيما تشتهي النفس من يد
لضايقwould surely crowd جدواهhis bounty مناطthe hanging-place الكواكبof the stars
لضايق جدواه مناط الكواكب
And if any hand could rise to what the soul desires,
And if he stood in what the soul desires of hand
His bounty would crowd the hanging-place of the stars.
Its generosity would be constricted by the orbit of stars
يراقبhe heeds بينbetween القبضwithholding والبسطand giving freely حكمةwisdom
يراقب بين القبض والبسط حكمة
فمذهبهso his way فيin الجودgenerosity خيرthe best المذاهبof ways
فمذهبه في الجود خير المذاهب
He heeds wisdom between closing and opening his hand,
He observes wisdom between tightening and giving
So his way in generosity is the best of ways.
So his way in generosity is the best of ways
Sol 6.1