وَخِلٍّand a friend يَمدُّspreads رِواقَthe canopy of الغِنىwealth
وَخِلٍّ يَمدُّ رِواقَ الغِنى
عَلىover مَنwhoever يَحُلُّlodges بِأَكنافِهِwithin his bounds
عَلى مَن يَحُلُّ بِأَكنافِهِ
And a friend who spreads the canopy of wealth
over whoever lodges within his bounds.
رَعِيَّةُthe subjects of أَموالِهِhis riches تَشتَكيcomplain
رَعِيَّةُ أَموالِهِ تَشتَكي
تَغَطرُسَthe arrogance of سُلطانِthe sultan of إِتلافِهِhis squandering
تَغَطرُسَ سُلطانِ إِتلافِهِ
His riches, a subject people, complain
of the arrogance of his squandering’s sultan.
خَصيبُfertile الجَنابِthe grounds لِطُرّاقِهِfor his night visitors
خَصيبُ الجَنابِ لِطُرّاقِهِ
رَحيبspacious الفِناءِthe courtyard لِأَضيافِهِfor his guests
رَحيب الفِناءِ لِأَضيافِهِ
His grounds are fertile for his night visitors,
his courtyard spacious for his guests.
إِذاwhen طافَsweeps around طوفانُthe flood of إِعدامِناour destitution
إِذا طافَ طوفانُ إِعدامِنا
رَكِبناwe board سَفينَةَthe ship of إِسعافِهِhis aid
رَكِبنا سَفينَةَ إِسعافِهِ
When the flood of our destitution sweeps around us,
we board the ship of his aid.
Sol 6.1