اَخٌa brother ليof mine بَعيدُfar-reaching مَراميaims of الهِمَمaspirations
اَخٌ لي بَعيدُ مَرامي الهِمَم
رَقيقُdelicate حَواشيhems of رِداءِthe cloak of الكَرَمgenerosity
رَقيقُ حَواشي رِداءِ الكَرَم
A brother of mine, far-reaching in his aspirations,
A brother of mine, of lofty aspirations
Delicate are the hems of his cloak of generosity.
Graceful fringes of the cloak of generosity
يَروحُhe goes in the evening لِأَضيافِهِto his guests ضاحِكاًlaughing
يَروحُ لِأَضيافِهِ ضاحِكاً
وَيَغدوand he goes in the morning لِقُصّادِهِto his petitioners مُبتَسِمsmiling
وَيَغدو لِقُصّادِهِ مُبتَسِم
He goes in the evening to his guests, laughing,
He goes smiling to his guests
And goes in the morning to his petitioners, smiling.
And rises in the morning smiling to his creditors
مِنَof القَومِthe people تُعقَدُare fastened تيجانُهُمtheir crowns
مِنَ القَومِ تُعقَدُ تيجانُهُم
عَلىupon كُلِّevery مُنغَمِسٍone immersed فيin الكَرَمgenerosity
عَلى كُلِّ مُنغَمِسٍ في الكَرَم
He is of a people whose crowns are fastened
The crowns of the people are placed
Upon everyone steeped in generosity.
Upon every one immersed in generosity
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle وُجوهُهُمُtheir faces أَسفَرَتshone forth
إِذا ما وُجوهُهُمُ أَسفَرَت
عَرَفتَyou recognized عَرانينَهُمُtheir noses بِالشَمَمby high nasal bridges
عَرَفتَ عَرانينَهُمُ بِالشَمَم
When their faces shine forth,
When their faces shine
You recognize their noses by their proud height.
You recognize their naked ones by their scent
Sol 6.1