كانَused to الكِرامُthe generous وَأَبناءُand the sons الكِرامِof the generous إِذاwhenever
كانَ الكِرامُ وَأَبناءُ الكِرامِ إِذا
تَسامَعواthey heard reports بِكَريمٍof a generous man مَسَّهُafflicted him عَدمُpoverty
تَسامَعوا بِكَريمٍ مَسَّهُ عَدمُ
Once, the generous and the sons of the generous, whenever
The generous were, whenever they heard
they heard of a generous man whom poverty had struck,
Of a generous man touched by loss,
تَسابَقواthey vied with one another فَيُواسيهِso he aids him أَخوa man of كَرَمٍgenerosity
تَسابَقوا فَيُواسيهِ أَخو كَرَمٍ
مِنهُمfrom among them وَيَرجِعُand returns باقيهِمthe rest of them وَقَدand already نَدِمواthey felt regret
مِنهُم وَيَرجِعُ باقيهِم وَقَد نَدِموا
would vie with one another, and a generous man would aid him,
Quick to console him, a gracious brother
from among them, while the rest returned regretful.
Among them, while the rest retreated, regretful.
وَاليَومَand today لاno شَكَّdoubt قَدindeed صارَhas become النَدىgenerosity سَفَهاًfolly
وَاليَومَ لا شَكَّ قَد صارَ النَدى سَفَهاً
وَيُنكِرونَand they disapprove عَلىof المُعطيthe giver إِذاwhen عَلِمواthey find out
وَيُنكِرونَ عَلى المُعطي إِذا عَلِموا
And today, without doubt, generosity has become folly,
Today, without doubt, dew has turned to folly,
and they rebuke the giver when they learn of it.
And they reproach the giver, once they know.
Sol 6.1