الشّامُAl-Sham دارٌan abode مُشرِقَهْradiant
الشّامُ دارٌ مُشرِقَهْ
بِحُسنِهاwith its beauty منمّقَهْadorned
بِحُسنِها منمّقَهْ
Al-Sham is a radiant abode,
Sham is a bright abode
adorned with its own beauty.
Adorned with beauty untold
لكثرةٍbecause of abundance فيin خيرهاits good things
لكثرةٍ في خيرها
تضيقُruns short فيهاin it النفقَهْspending money
تضيقُ فيها النفقَهْ
For the abundance of its good things,
So abundant its fortunes
one's spending money runs short there.
Expenses cannot withhold
قارونُQarun لوif حلّsettled بهاin it
قارونُ لو حلّ بها
لَمالَهsurely his wealth قدindeed أنفقَهْhe spent it
لَمالَه قد أنفقَهْ
Qarun, had he settled there,
If Qarun settled therein
would surely have spent his wealth,
His wealth he would have sold
وَصارَand he became مُحتاجاًin need لمَنْof someone who
وَصارَ مُحتاجاً لمَنْ
جازتْwas lawful عليهِfor him الصدَقهْalms
جازتْ عليهِ الصدَقهْ
and become dependent on someone
And in need become of those
to whom alms could lawfully be given.
On whom alms can be bestowed
Sol 6.1