ياO أَيُّهاyou السائِليwho asks me عَنabout عَرصَةِthe courtyard of الجودِgenerosity
يا أَيُّها السائِلي عَن عَرصَةِ الجودِ
إِنَّindeed فَتىthe young man of الباسِvalor داودَDawud بنُson of داوودِDawud
إِنَّ فَتى الباسِ داودَ بنُ داوودِ
O you who ask me about the courtyard of generosity,
Indeed, the man of valor is Dawud, son of Dawud.
فَتىًa young man مَتىwhenever ماconditional emphasis يُنِلكَhe grants you الدَهرَat any time صالِحَةًa kindness
فَتىً مَتى ما يُنِلكَ الدَهرَ صالِحَةً
يَقُلhe says لِأَمثالِهاto others like it مِنamong فِعلِهِhis deeds عوديreturn!
يَقُل لِأَمثالِها مِن فِعلِهِ عودي
A youth who, if ever he grants you a kindness,
Says to others like it among his deeds, “Return!”
أَصبَحَhe has become فيamong الناسِthe people مَحموداًpraised لِسُؤدُدِهِfor his nobility
أَصبَحَ في الناسِ مَحموداً لِسُؤدُدِهِ
لاmay … never زالَhe cease مُكتَسِياًclothed in سِربالَthe robe of مَحسودِone envied
لا زالَ مُكتَسِياً سِربالَ مَحسودِ
He is now praised among the people for his nobility;
May he never cease to wear the robe of one envied.
Sol 6.1