بِأَبيwith my father as ransom أَنتَyou لِلبِرِّfor generosity أَهلُsuited; worthy
بِأَبي أَنتَ لِلبِرِّ أَهلُ
وَالمَساعيand endeavors بَعدٌafter وَسَعيُكَand your endeavor قَبلُbefore; first
وَالمَساعي بَعدٌ وَسَعيُكَ قَبلُ
May my father be your ransom; generosity befits you.
By your father you are worthy of kindness
And other endeavors come after, while yours comes first.
And your efforts still continue while mine have ceased
وَالنَوالُand the gift القَليلُsmall يَكثُرُincreases إِنif شاwishes (beginning of شاء)
وَالنَوالُ القَليلُ يَكثُرُ إِن شا
ءَcompletion of شاء, 'wishes' مُرَجّيكَthe one who hopes in you وَالكَثيرُand the large one يَقِلُّdiminishes
ءَ مُرَجّيكَ وَالكَثيرُ يَقِلُّ
And a small gift grows great, if
Even a little gift grows large if willed
the one who hopes in you so wishes; and a great gift grows small.
By He who you hope in, while a great one diminishes
غَيرَyet أَنّيthat I رَدَدتُI returned بِرَّكَyour gift إِذsince كاwas (beginning of كان)
غَيرَ أَنّي رَدَدتُ بِرَّكَ إِذ كا
نَcompletion of كان, 'was' رِباًusury مِنكَfrom you وَالرِباand usury لاnot يَحِلُّis lawful
نَ رِباً مِنكَ وَالرِبا لا يَحِلُّ
Yet I returned your gift, since it was
Except I have returned your kindness when it
usury from you—and usury is not lawful.
Was a loan from you, and usury is forbidden
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle جَزَيتَyou repay بِالشِعرِwith poetry شِعراًa poem
وَإِذا ما جَزَيتَ بِالشِعرِ شِعراً
يَبلُغُfulfils; reaches الحَقَّwhat is due فَالدَنانيرُthen the dinars فَضلُsurplus
يَبلُغُ الحَقَّ فَالدَنانيرُ فَضلُ
And when you repay a poem with poetry
And if you repay poetry with poetry
that fulfils what is due, then the dinars are surplus.
Reaching the truth, then gold coins are superior
Sol 6.1