سَبَقتُم بِإِسداءِ الجَميلِ تَكَرُّماً

سَبَقتُم بِإِسداءِ الجَميلِ تَكَرُّماً

وَما مِثلُكُم فيمَن تَحَدَّث أَو حكى

وَما مِثلُكُم فيمَن تَحَدَّث أَو حكى

You took the lead in bestowing kindness, out of generosity.

And none among those who have spoken or told tales is like you.

وَقَد كانَ ظَنّي أَن أُسابِقَكُم بِهِ

وَقَد كانَ ظَنّي أَن أُسابِقَكُم بِهِ

وَلَكِن بَكَت قَبلي فَهَيَّجَ لي البُكا

وَلَكِن بَكَت قَبلي فَهَيَّجَ لي البُكا

And I had thought I would outstrip you in it.

But she wept before me, and that stirred me to weep.