إِذاif وَهَبَbestowed اللَهُGod ليon me نِعمَةًa blessing
إِذا وَهَبَ اللَهُ لي نِعمَةً
أَفَدتُI benefited المَساكينَthe poor مِمّاfrom what وَهَبHe bestowed
أَفَدتُ المَساكينَ مِمّا وَهَب
If God bestows a blessing on me,
I give the poor some of what He bestowed.
جَعَلتُI allotted لَهُمto them عُشرَa tenth of سَقيِwhat is watered by الغَمامِthe clouds
جَعَلتُ لَهُم عُشرَ سَقيِ الغَمامِ
وَأَعطَيتُهُمand I gave them رُبعَa quarter of عُشرِa tenth of الذَهَبthe gold
وَأَعطَيتُهُم رُبعَ عُشرِ الذَهَب
I allot them a tenth of what the clouds water,
and give them a quarter of a tenth of the gold.
وَإِلّاand if not فَلَيسَthen it is not عَلىincumbent on قادِحٍa fire-striker
وَإِلّا فَلَيسَ عَلى قادِحٍ
إِذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) كَباfailed to spark الزَندُthe fire-stick دَفعُsending forth اللَهَبthe flame
إِذا ما كَبا الزَندُ دَفعُ اللَهَب
Otherwise, no fire-striker is obliged,
when the fire-stick fails, to send forth flame.
وَلَوand even if أُرسِلَتwere sent فيin المَهَبِّthe wind’s course الجَنوبthe south wind
وَلَو أُرسِلَت في المَهَبِّ الجَنوب
لَماwould not عَجَزَتit failed عَنto سُلوكِfollowing المَهَبّthe wind’s course
لَما عَجَزَت عَن سُلوكِ المَهَبّ
And were the south wind sent along the wind’s course,
it would not fail to follow that course.
Sol 6.1