سأرحل يا أسماء عن دار معشر

سأرحل يا أسماء عن دار معشر

جوادهم بالعرف معط كمانعِ

جوادهم بالعرف معط كمانعِ

I shall depart, O Asma, from the abode of a people

I will leave, O Asma, the home of a people

whose generous man gives favors like one who withholds.

Whose generosity with moral customs is like a preventer.

يجود به جود المُقَضّي بنفسه

يجود به جود المُقَضّي بنفسه

حذار القوافي كارهاً غير طائعِ

حذار القوافي كارهاً غير طائعِ

He gives as one parting with his own life,

He gives with the generosity of one who is self-obligated,

for fear of rhymes, reluctantly, not willingly.

Beware of rhymes, hating those besides obedient.

إلى ملك لا يملك البخل ماله

إلى ملك لا يملك البخل ماله

ولا يدَّري معروفَه بالذرائع

ولا يدَّري معروفَه بالذرائع

To a king whose wealth miserliness does not rule,

To a king who does not possess the stinginess of his money,

nor does he evade doing good through pretexts.

And does not know his good deed through pretexts.

جواد به من أريحيَّة جوده

جواد به من أريحيَّة جوده

تباريح يعجلن اختيار الصنائع

تباريح يعجلن اختيار الصنائع

A generous man, in whom the joyful impulse of giving stirs

One who is generous with it from a natural generosity,

pangs that hasten his choice of benefactions.

Reliefs that hasten choosing skills.

من القوم لا يستحمدون ببذلهم

من القوم لا يستحمدون ببذلهم

ولكنهم يعطون جود طبائع

ولكنهم يعطون جود طبائع

From a people who seek no praise for their giving,

Of people who are not praised for their giving,

but give from inborn generosity.

But they give a natural generosity.

ولو تاجروا لم يعبثوا بتجارة

ولو تاجروا لم يعبثوا بتجارة

ولا انخدعت تلك الحلوم لخادع

ولا انخدعت تلك الحلوم لخادع

Even were they to trade, they would not trifle with commerce,

If they traded, they would not toy with trade,

nor would those sound minds be duped by a deceiver.

Nor would those gentle hearts be fooled by a deceiver.

أرى مجدهم مثل الجبال فإنها

أرى مجدهم مثل الجبال فإنها

بُنَى اللهِ إذ مجد الورى كالصنائع

بُنَى اللهِ إذ مجد الورى كالصنائع

I see their glory as the mountains, for these are

I see their glory like mountains, for they

God’s constructions, whereas mankind’s glory is like crafted works.

Are God's creation, as the glory of skills.