كمmany a قائلspeaker إذwhen رآنيhe saw me
كم قائل إذ رآني
أسعَىI hasten لأندَىto the most generous of البرِيَّهmankind
أسعَى لأندَى البرِيَّه
How many a man, on seeing me
Many a man said, when he saw me
make my way to the most generous of humankind,
hastening to the most generous of mankind,
عطيةa gift منهfrom him تبغيyou seek
عطية منه تبغي
فقلتُso I said ألفa thousand عطيَّهgift
فقلتُ ألف عطيَّه
has asked, “Is it a gift from him that you seek?”
“Are you seeking a gift from him?”
I replied, “A thousand gifts.”
So I replied, “A thousand gifts.”