ياO مُستَقِلَّdeeming paltry الغِنَىwealth فيماin what تجودُyou generously give بهِwith it
يا مُستَقِلَّ الغِنَى فيما تجودُ بهِ
ومَنand one who مواهِبُهُhis gifts كالعَارِضlike the raincloud الهَطِلِpouring rain
ومَن مواهِبُهُ كالعَارِض الهَطِلِ
O you who count wealth a trifle among what you bestow,
O you who are independent in wealth and generous in giving,
And your gifts are like a cloud pouring rain;
Whose gifts are like rain pouring down in abundance,
ومَنand one who إذاwhen جادَhe gave generously بالدّنياwith the world لآمِلِهِto one who hopes in him
ومَن إذا جادَ بالدّنيا لآمِلِهِ
قالَتsaid معارفُهُhis acquaintances حاشاكَfar be it from you منfrom بَخَلِstinginess
قالَت معارفُهُ حاشاكَ من بَخَلِ
And when you give the world to one who hopes in you,
Who when you are generous with the world for one hopeful,
Those who know you say, 'Far be stinginess from you!'
Your friends say far be it from you to be stingy,
ومَنand one who إذاwhen جرَّدَhe unsheathed البيضَthe gleaming swords الصَّوارِمَthe keen-edged فيin الthe
ومَن إذا جرَّدَ البيضَ الصَّوارِمَ في ال
هَيجاءِbattle أسكَنَهاhe lodged them فيin الهامِskulls والقُلَلِand crowns
هَيجاءِ أسكَنَها في الهامِ والقُلَلِ
And when you unsheathe the gleaming, keen-edged swords in the
Who when you unsheathe sharp swords in battle
battle, you lodge them in skulls and crowns.
Settles them in skulls and hills,
قدindeed كنتُI used to be أخضَعُI would bow فيin الخطْبِcalamity المُلِمِّbefalling فمُذbut since
قد كنتُ أخضَعُ في الخطْبِ المُلِمِّ فمُذ
ولّيتَyou were put in charge ياO نَصرُNasr عادَcame to الخطبُcalamity يخضعُit bows ليto me
ولّيتَ يا نَصرُ عادَ الخطبُ يخضعُ لي
I used to bow when calamity struck; but since
I used to submit in worrying speeches, but since
you were put in charge, O Nasr, calamity has come to bow to me.
You turned, O Nasr, speeches submit to me,
وبَعدُand furthermore ليfor me فيكَin you آمالٌhopes وظَنِّيَand my belief فيin
وبَعدُ لي فيكَ آمالٌ وظَنِّيَ في
عُلاكَyour eminence أنَّكَthat you تُوفيyou bring بيwith me علَىto أَمَليmy hope
عُلاكَ أنَّكَ تُوفي بي علَى أَمَلي
Moreover, I have hopes in you, and my belief in
And furthermore I have hopes in you and my expectation
your eminence is that you will bring me to all I hope for.
In your elevation is that you will fulfill my hopes.
Sol 6.1