وَإِذا طَلَبتَ إِلى كَريمٍ حاجَةً

وَإِذا طَلَبتَ إِلى كَريمٍ حاجَةً

فِلِقاؤُهُ يَكفيكَ وَالتَسليمُ

فِلِقاؤُهُ يَكفيكَ وَالتَسليمُ

And when you ask a generous man for a favor,

When you seek a need from the generous

If you seek a favor from a noble man,

then meeting him and greeting him suffice for you.

Meeting him is enough for you, and the delivery

Meeting him and offering a greeting suffice you;

وَإِذا رَآكَ مُسلِّماً ذَكَرَ الَّذي

وَإِذا رَآكَ مُسلِّماً ذَكَرَ الَّذي

حمّلتَهُ فَكَأَنَّهُ مُبرومُ

حمّلتَهُ فَكَأَنَّهُ مُبرومُ

And when he sees you greeting him, he remembers what

And when he sees you delivered, he recalls what

For when he sees you saluting, he recalls the burden

you charged him with—as though it were settled.

You tasked him, as if dictated

You entrusted to him, as though it were a binding decree.