وَإِذَا وَصَفْتَ فُنُونَهُ فِي فَضْلِهِ

وَإِذَا وَصَفْتَ فُنُونَهُ فِي فَضْلِهِ

فَاذْكُرْ أَيَادِيَهُ عَلى العمَّالِ

فَاذْكُرْ أَيَادِيَهُ عَلى العمَّالِ

And when you describe his many ways of doing good,

When you describe his virtues and merits

then mention his benefactions to the workers,

Remember his kindness to the workers

وَقضَاءَه حَاجَاتِهِمْ وَدِفاعَهُ

وَقضَاءَه حَاجَاتِهِمْ وَدِفاعَهُ

عَن حَقِّهمْ فِي وَجْهِ رَأْسِ المَالِ

عَن حَقِّهمْ فِي وَجْهِ رَأْسِ المَالِ

and his fulfillment of their needs, and his defense

And his fulfilling their needs and defending

of their rights in the face of capital,

Their rights in the face of the wealthy

وَجِهَادَهُ مَنْ يَستَغِلُّ جُهُودَهمْ

وَجِهَادَهُ مَنْ يَستَغِلُّ جُهُودَهمْ

حِساً وَمَعْنى أَجْحَفَ استِغْلالِ

حِساً وَمَعْنى أَجْحَفَ استِغْلالِ

and his struggle against those who exploit their labors,

And his struggle against those who exploit their efforts

materially and morally, with the most oppressive exploitation.

Unjustly and without meaning, the worst exploitation

فَإِذَا وَفى بِفُضُولِ مَا كسَبُوا لهُ

فَإِذَا وَفى بِفُضُولِ مَا كسَبُوا لهُ

عَدَّ الذِي أَدى منَ الإِفضَالِ

عَدَّ الذِي أَدى منَ الإِفضَالِ

For when he pays them from the surplus of what they earned for him,

So when he repays them for the surplus they earned for him

he counts what he paid as an act of generosity,

He counts what he gave as generosity

مُتجَاهِلاً عُقْبَى مَطَامِعِهِ وَلا

مُتجَاهِلاً عُقْبَى مَطَامِعِهِ وَلا

عقْبَى كَيَوْمِ قِيَامَةِ الْجُهَّالِ

عقْبَى كَيَوْمِ قِيَامَةِ الْجُهَّالِ

heedless of the outcome of his greed—and no

Ignoring the consequences of his greed as though

outcome is like the day of the ignorant’s resurrection.

There were no reckoning like Judgment Day

مِنْ أَي نَابٍ لاَ يُطَاقُ وَمِخْلَبٍ

مِنْ أَي نَابٍ لاَ يُطَاقُ وَمِخْلَبٍ

نَجَّى الْهُمَامُ فَرَائِسَ الإهْمَالِ

نَجَّى الْهُمَامُ فَرَائِسَ الإهْمَالِ

From what unbearable fang and claw

From which claw too harsh to endure, which talon

the valiant man has saved the prey of neglect!

Did the resolute protect the prey of neglect?

وَكَفَى إِلى أَمَد سَرَاحِينَ الطَّوَى

وَكَفَى إِلى أَمَد سَرَاحِينَ الطَّوَى

وَالضَّارِيَ الشَّبعَانَ شَرَّ قِتَالِ

وَالضَّارِيَ الشَّبعَانَ شَرَّ قِتَالِ

And for a time he spared the wolves of hunger

It is enough up to the day the meadow’s steeds are freed

and the sated predator the horrors of battle,

And the gorged predator, the worst of fighting.

مُتَوَخِّياً إِنْصَافَهُمْ وَمُهَيِّئاً

مُتَوَخِّياً إِنْصَافَهُمْ وَمُهَيِّئاً

لَهُمُ وَلِلأَبْنَاءِ خَيْرَ مَآلِ

لَهُمُ وَلِلأَبْنَاءِ خَيْرَ مَآلِ

seeking justice for them and preparing

Seeking to do them justice and preparing

for them and their children the best future.

For them and the children the best outcome

يُعْنَى بِوُلْدِهِمْ الضِّعافِ لِيَرْتَقُوا

يُعْنَى بِوُلْدِهِمْ الضِّعافِ لِيَرْتَقُوا

عِلْماً وَآدَاباً وَحُسْنَ خِصَالِ

عِلْماً وَآدَاباً وَحُسْنَ خِصَالِ

He cares for their vulnerable children, so they may advance

He cares for their weak children so they might rise

in knowledge, manners, and goodness of character,

In knowledge, manners and excellent traits

حَتى إِذَا شَبُّوا تَقَاضَوْا حَقَّهمْ

حَتى إِذَا شَبُّوا تَقَاضَوْا حَقَّهمْ

بِهُدىً وَمَا كَانُوا مِنَ الضُّلاَّلِ

بِهُدىً وَمَا كَانُوا مِنَ الضُّلاَّلِ

so that, when they grow up, they may claim their rights

Until when they grow up they take their due

with guidance, and not be among the misguided.

With guidance, not having been misguided