إِنif يَكُنthere is فيon الأَرضِthe earth شَيءٌanything حَسَنٌgood
إِن يَكُن في الأَرضِ شَيءٌ حَسَنٌ
فَهوَthen it فيin دورِthe homes of بَنيthe sons of عَبدِAbd المَلِكal-Malik
فَهوَ في دورِ بَني عَبدِ المَلِك
If there is anything good on earth,
it is in the homes of the sons of Abd al-Malik.
ماnot يُبالونَthey care إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle أَفضَلواthey give generously
ما يُبالونَ إِذا ما أَفضَلوا
ماwhat بَقِيَremains مِنof مالِهِمtheir wealth أَوor ماwhat هَلَكis lost
ما بَقِيَ مِن مالِهِم أَو ما هَلَك
They do not care, when they give generously,
what remains of their wealth or what is lost.
عَقِلَتwere restrained أَلسُنُهُمtheir tongues عَنfrom قَولِsaying لاno
عَقِلَت أَلسُنُهُم عَن قَولِ لا
فَهيَso they لاnot تَعرِفُknow إِلّاexcept هُوَit لَكfor you
فَهيَ لا تَعرِفُ إِلّا هُوَ لَك
Their tongues are restrained from saying 'No,'
so they know only 'It is yours.'
مِنهُمُamong them موسىMusa جَوادٌgenerous ماجِدٌnoble
مِنهُمُ موسى جَوادٌ ماجِدٌ
لاnot يَرىhe takes account of ماwhat لَمnot (past negation) يَهَبhe gives مِمّاof what مَلَكhe owned
لا يَرى ما لَم يَهَب مِمّا مَلَك
Among them is Musa, generous and noble,
who takes no account of what he owns but has not given away.
زَيَّنواthey adorned الأَرضَthe earth كَماjust as قَدperfective particle زُيِّنَتwere adorned
زَيَّنوا الأَرضَ كَما قَد زُيِّنَت
بِنُجومِwith the stars of اللَيلِthe night آفاقُthe horizons of الفَلَكthe heavens
بِنُجومِ اللَيلِ آفاقُ الفَلَك
They adorned the earth, just as were adorned
the horizons of heaven with the stars of night.
Sol 6.1