لئنeven if شتَّتَتْscattered أيديhands الحوادِثِcalamities شَملَناour company
لئن شتَّتَتْ أيدي الحوادِثِ شَملَنا
فجُودُthen the generosity of أبيAbu (father of) الغاراتِal-Gharat (the raids) للشملِfor the company جَامعُa uniter
فجُودُ أبي الغاراتِ للشملِ جَامعُ
Even if the hands of misfortune have scattered our company,
Though the hands of fate have torn us asunder
then Abu al-Gharat's generosity brings our company together.
The generosity of my father, conqueror of the heights, shall reunite us
هوhe المَلِكُthe king الجزلُlavish النَّدىbounty الصَّالِحُal-Salih (the righteous) الّذيwho
هو المَلِكُ الجزلُ النَّدى الصَّالِحُ الّذي
بحارُseas نَداهُhis generosity كلُّهُنَall of them شَرائِعُwatering places
بحارُ نَداهُ كلُّهُنَ شَرائِعُ
He is the king, lavish in bounty, al-Salih, whose
He is the mighty king, the generous cloud, the righteous
seas of generosity are all watering places.
Whose oceans of bounty are all divine law
يجودُhe gives generously بلاwithout منٍّreminding of favors علىdespite عُظْمِthe greatness of مَنِّهِhis beneficence
يجودُ بلا منٍّ على عُظْمِ مَنِّهِ
كأَنَّas though عطاياهُhis gifts لديهِin his keeping ودائعُdeposits
كأَنَّ عطاياهُ لديهِ ودائعُ
He gives without reminding others of his favors, great though his bounty is,
He gives generously without counting the gift
as though his gifts were deposits in his keeping.
As though his gifts were a trust in his possession
يحكِّمُhe appoints as arbiter مُشتَطَّone extravagant in المُنىwishes فيover نَوالهhis bounty
يحكِّمُ مُشتَطَّ المُنى في نَواله
فتعجبُso marvel منat جَدوَىthe bounty of يديهhis two hands المطامِعُdesires
فتعجبُ من جَدوَى يديه المطامِعُ
He makes one extravagant in wishes the arbiter of his bounty,
He lets the ambitious reach for what they desire
so desires marvel at the bounty of his hands.
And the grasping hands marvel at his liberality
Sol 6.1