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O you who ask about the obligations of generosity or its ways

يا سائلي عن فروض الجود أو سننه

1. O you who ask about the obligations of generosity or its ways
And about the virtues of those who walk in its ways

١. يا سائلي عن فروض الجود أو سننه
وعن مناقب من يمشي على سننه

2. Indeed al-Muzaffar 'Izz al-Din is more generous than
Anyone I knew from past times or in his time

٢. إن المظفر عز الدين أكرم من
عرفت من الزمن الماضي وفي زمنه

3. And I did not praise Abu al-Madi lightly
But I bore witness to what I witnessed of his favors

٣. وما مدحت أبا الماضي مجازفة
لكن شهدت بما شاهدت من مننه

4. Those who blamed him for no reason gained nothing
So leave his generosity to walk in its own way

٤. لم يستفد عاذلوه بالملام له
فأطلقوا جوده يمشي على رسنه

5. His soul overflows with generosity in justice
As if his soul is inclined to his ear

٥. تفيض بالبذل عند العدل راحته
كأن راحته تصغي إلى أذنه