ليسis not الكريمthe generous man الذيwho يعطيgives عطيتَهُhis gift
ليس الكريم الذي يعطي عطيتَهُ
علىin return for الثناءpraise وإنand even if أغلىraised بهfor it الثمناthe price
على الثناء وإن أغلى به الثمنا
The generous man is not he who gives his gift
in return for praise, however high the price he pays for it.
بلrather الكريمthe generous man الذيwho يعطيgives عطيتهhis gift
بل الكريم الذي يعطي عطيته
لغيرfor no شيءthing سوىexcept استحسانهhis appreciation of الحسناgoodness
لغير شيء سوى استحسانه الحسنا
Rather, the generous man is he who gives his gift
for nothing but his appreciation of goodness.
لاdoes not يستثيبseek recompense ببذلِfor bestowing العُرْفِkindness محْمدةًpraise
لا يستثيب ببذلِ العُرْفِ محْمدةً
ولاand does not يَمُنُّreproach others with his favors إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle قَلَّدgarlanded with المِنناfavors
ولا يَمُنُّ إذا ما قَلَّد المِننا
He seeks no praise as recompense for bestowing kindness,
nor reproaches others with his bounty when he garlands them with favors,
حتىso that لتحسبyou would surely think أنthat اللَّهGod أجبَرَهُcompelled him
حتى لتحسب أن اللَّه أجبَرَهُ
علىto السماحِgenerosity ولمand did not يَخْلُقْهُcreate him مُمْتَحَناone put to the test
على السماحِ ولم يَخْلُقْهُ مُمْتَحَنا
so that you would surely think God had compelled him
to generosity, and had not created him to be tested.