كَفَرضِlike the duty of الصَلاةِprayer فَروضُthe duties of الصِلاتِgifts
كَفَرضِ الصَلاةِ فَروضُ الصِلاتِ
وَمَطلُand delaying fulfillment of العِداتِpromises كَحَربِlike war against العُداةِfoes
وَمَطلُ العِداتِ كَحَربِ العُداةِ
The duties of giving gifts are like the duty of prayer;
The prayers are obligatory like the obligations of prayers
and delaying the fulfillment of promises is like war against foes.
And fulfilling promises is like fighting the enemies
وَمَنand whoever جادَgave generously بَعدَafter تَماديprolongation of المَطالِdelay
وَمَن جادَ بَعدَ تَمادي المَطالِ
فَإِنَّthen indeed العَطِيَّةَthe gift أَجرُthe wages of السُعاةِthose who strive
فَإِنَّ العَطِيَّةَ أَجرُ السُعاةِ
And whoever gives after prolonged delay,
And whoever is generous after being stingy
then the gift is the wages of those who sought it.
Indeed the gift is the wage of the seekers
فَكيفَso how اِمرُؤٌa man جالَroamed فيin فِكرِهِhis mind
فَكيفَ اِمرُؤٌ جالَ في فِكرِهِ
بِأَنَّthat المَطالَprocrastination سَفينُthe ships of الحَياةِlife
بِأَنَّ المَطالَ سَفينُ الحَياةِ
So how could a man entertain the thought
So how is a man confused in his thoughts
that procrastination is life's fleet,
That procrastination is the ship of life
وَلَمand did not يَعتَرِفacknowledge أَنَّthat ماءَthe water of الحَياءِmodesty
وَلَم يَعتَرِف أَنَّ ماءَ الحَياءِ
عِندَto الكِرامِthe noble كَماءِlike the water of النَجاةِsalvation
عِندَ الكِرامِ كَماءِ النَجاةِ
yet not acknowledge that the water of modesty
And does not admit that the water of bashfulness
is to the noble like the water of salvation?
With the generous is like the water of salvation
Sol 6.1