لِبِشرِfor Bishr بنِson of مَروانٍMarwan عَلىin كُلِّevery حالَةٍcircumstance
لِبِشرِ بنِ مَروانٍ عَلى كُلِّ حالَةٍ
مِنَof الدَهرِtime فَضلٌpreeminence فيin الرَخاءِprosperity وَفيand in الجَهدِhardship
مِنَ الدَهرِ فَضلٌ في الرَخاءِ وَفي الجَهدِ
Bishr ibn Marwan has, in every circumstance
of time, preeminence—in prosperity and in hardship.
قَريعُforemost man قُرَيشٍQuraysh وَالَّذيand he who باعَsold مالَهُhis property
قَريعُ قُرَيشٍ وَالَّذي باعَ مالَهُ
لِيَكسَبَto earn حَمداًpraise حينَwhen لاnot أَحَدٌanyone يُجديgives aid
لِيَكسَبَ حَمداً حينَ لا أَحَدٌ يُجدي
Quraysh’s foremost man, and he who sold his property
to earn praise when no one else gives aid.
يُنافِسُvies بِشرٌBishr فيin السَماحَةِgenerosity وَالنَدىand munificence
يُنافِسُ بِشرٌ في السَماحَةِ وَالنَدى
لِيُحرِزَto attain غاياتِutmost heights المَكارِمِnoble deeds بِالحَمدِwith praise
لِيُحرِزَ غاياتِ المَكارِمِ بِالحَمدِ
Bishr vies in generosity and munificence
to attain the utmost heights of nobility, with praise.
فَكَمso how many جَبَرَتhave relieved كَفّاكَyour two hands ياO بِشرُBishr مِنof فَتىًa young man
فَكَم جَبَرَت كَفّاكَ يا بِشرُ مِن فَتىً
ضَريكٍdestitute وَكَمand how many عَيَّلتَyou impoverished قَوماًa people عَلىwith عَمدِdeliberate intent
ضَريكٍ وَكَم عَيَّلتَ قَوماً عَلى عَمدِ
How many a young man have your two hands relieved, O Bishr,
in his destitution—and how many a people have you deliberately impoverished!
وَصَيَّرتَand you made ذاone possessing فَقرٍpoverty غَنِيّاًrich وَمُثرِياًand a wealthy man
وَصَيَّرتَ ذا فَقرٍ غَنِيّاً وَمُثرِياً
فَقيراًpoor وَكُلّاًand each قَدindeed حَذَوتَyou gave gifts to بِلاwithout وَعدِa promise
فَقيراً وَكُلّاً قَد حَذَوتَ بِلا وَعدِ
And you have made a poor man rich, and a wealthy man
poor; and you have given gifts to each without a promise.
Sol 6.1