يجودُhe gives generously فيستحييso feels ashamed الحياrain عندَbefore جودهِhis generosity
يجودُ فيستحيي الحيا عندَ جودهِ
ويَخرَسُand falls silent صَرفُthe vicissitudes of الدهرtime حينwhen يقولُhe speaks
ويَخرَسُ صَرفُ الدهر حين يقولُ
He gives generously, and rain blushes before his bounty.
And time's vicissitudes fall silent when he speaks.
عطاياgifts تُباريrival الريحَthe wind وهيwhile it is عواصفٌtempestuous
عطايا تُباري الريحَ وهي عواصفٌ
ويخجلُand blushes منهاالمزنُbefore them, the rain clouds وهوwhile they are هطولُpouring abundantly
ويخجلُ منهاالمزنُ وهو هطولُ
Gifts rival the wind as it blows in storms,
And rain clouds blush before them while pouring down.
أقامestablished لهfor him سُوقاًa market بضائِعُهاits wares النَدىbounty
أقام له سُوقاً بضائِعُها النَدى
سَماحٌgenerosity لِأَرسالِto the successive bands of السَماحَgenerosity رَسِيلُa peer
سَماحٌ لِأَرسالِ السَماحَ رَسِيلُ
A market has been established for him, its wares bounty,
By a generosity matching the successive bands of generosity.
لهhe has نَسَبٌa lineage لوif كانwere للشمسthe sun's ضَوءُهُits radiance
له نَسَبٌ لو كان للشمس ضَوءُهُ
لماwould not غالَهاovertake it بعدafter الطُلوعrising أُفولُsetting
لما غالَها بعد الطُلوع أُفولُ
He has a lineage: were its radiance the sun's,
No setting would overtake it after rising.
Sol 6.1