فَدَيْتُكmay I be your ransom إنindeed النفسَthe soul تأْنَفُdisdains أنto تَرَىsee
فَدَيْتُك إن النفسَ تأْنَفُ أن تَرَى
رجائيَmy hope فيat بابthe door of امْرِىءٍa man مُتكفِّفَاbegging
رجائيَ في باب امْرِىءٍ مُتكفِّفَا
May I be your ransom! The soul disdains to see
I swear by your life, the soul disdains to see
my hope begging at a man's door.
My hope at the door of a man, acting aloof,
وليسand is not يتمُّcomplete الجودُgenerosity للحُرِّfor the noble man مُوسِراًwhen wealthy
وليس يتمُّ الجودُ للحُرِّ مُوسِراً
إذاif لمnot يكنْhe is فيin عُسْرِهhis hardship مُتعَفِّفَاrefraining from begging
إذا لم يكنْ في عُسْرِه مُتعَفِّفَا
A noble man's generosity when wealthy is not complete
Bounty is not perfect for the free man of means
unless, in his hardship, he refrains from begging.
Unless in his need, he was acting with restraint
Sol 6.1