وَلَمand did not أَرَI see لِلحاجاتِfor needs عِندَwhen اِلتِماسِهاseeking them
وَلَم أَرَ لِلحاجاتِ عِندَ اِلتِماسِها
كَنُعمانَlike Nuʿmān نُعمانِNuʿmān النَدىgenerosity اِبنِson of بَشيرِBashīr
كَنُعمانَ نُعمانِ النَدى اِبنِ بَشيرِ
And when seeking the fulfillment of needs, I have seen none
I have not seen anyone as generous when asked
like Nuʿmān—Nuʿmān of generosity, son of Bashīr.
As Nu'man, Nu'man of Nada, son of Bashir
إِذاwhen قالَhe speaks أَوفىhe fulfills ماwhat يَقولُhe says وَلَمand not يَكُنhe is
إِذا قالَ أَوفى ما يَقولُ وَلَم يَكُن
كَمُدلٍlike one lowering إِلىto الأَقوامِthe people حَبلَa rope غُرورِdeceit
كَمُدلٍ إِلى الأَقوامِ حَبلَ غُرورِ
When he speaks, he fulfills what he says, and he is not
When he speaks, he speaks truly, though he was not
like one lowering a rope of deceit to the people.
Like a rope stretched out to the people, of deceit
مَتىif ever أَكفُرِI am ungrateful to النُعمانَNuʿmān لَمnot أُلفَI am found شاكِراًgrateful
مَتى أَكفُرِ النُعمانَ لَم أُلفَ شاكِراً
وَماand what خَيرُgood مَنone who لاnot يَقتَديfollows the example بِشَكورِof someone deeply grateful
وَما خَيرُ مَن لا يَقتَدي بِشَكورِ
If ever I am ungrateful to Nuʿmān, I shall not be found grateful;
When could I be ungrateful to Nu'man? I'm unaccustomed to being thankful
and what good is one who does not follow a grateful person's example?
What good is one who does not follow the example of the grateful?
فَلَولاso, were it not for أَخوthe brother of الأَنصارِthe Anṣār كُنتُI would have been كَنازِلٍlike a lodger
فَلَولا أَخو الأَنصارِ كُنتُ كَنازِلٍ
ثَوىhe stayed ماas long as ثَوىhe stayed لَمdid not يَنقَلِبhe returns بِنَقيرِwith a trifle
ثَوى ما ثَوى لَم يَنقَلِب بِنَقيرِ
So, but for the brother of the Anṣār, I would have been like a lodger
If it were not for the brother of the Ansar, I would be like dwellings
who stayed as long as he stayed, but returned without even a trifle.
That dwelled in a place that did not echo with camels
Sol 6.1