أُضاحِكُ ضَيفي قَبلَ إِنزالِ رَحلهُ

أُضاحِكُ ضَيفي قَبلَ إِنزالِ رَحلهُ

وَيُخصِبُ عِندِي وَالزَمانُ جَديبُ

وَيُخصِبُ عِندِي وَالزَمانُ جَديبُ

I laugh with my guest before his baggage is unloaded.

I make my guest smile before he packs his bags

And he finds plenty with me, though the times are barren.

And he finds fertility with me though the times are barren

وَما الخِصبُ لِلأَضيافِ أَن تُكثِرَ القِرى

وَما الخِصبُ لِلأَضيافِ أَن تُكثِرَ القِرى

وَلَكِنَّما وَجهُ الكَريمِ خَصيبُ

وَلَكِنَّما وَجهُ الكَريمِ خَصيبُ

Nor is abundance for guests a matter of providing plentiful fare;

Fertility is not for guests to have many homes

Rather, the generous person's face is fertile.

But the face of the generous is fertile