مَوْلايَmy lord لَوْif قَرَعَknocked امْرُؤٌa man بَابَthe door of امرِئٍa man
مَوْلايَ لَوْ قَرَعَ امْرُؤٌ بَابَ امرِئٍ
بِيدِwith the hand of الرَّجَاءِhope وآبَand returned بالحِرْمَانِwith deprivation
بِيدِ الرَّجَاءِ وآبَ بالحِرْمَانِ
My lord, if a man were to knock at another man's door
My Lord, if a man knocked at another's door
With the hand of hope, and return with nothing,
With hand outstretched in hope, and went away deprived,
لَرَحِمْتَهُyou would pity him وذَمَمْتَand you would blame ذَاكَthat man لبُخْلِهِfor his stinginess
لَرَحِمْتَهُ وذَمَمْتَ ذَاكَ لبُخْلِهِ
والبُخْلُand stinginess قلْتَyou said سَجِيَّةُthe innate nature of الإنْسَانِhumankind
والبُخْلُ قلْتَ سَجِيَّةُ الإنْسَانِ
You would pity him and blame the other for his stinginess.
You would have mercy on him and blame the other for his stinginess—
And stinginess, you said, is human nature.
Stinginess, You would say, is a mark of humankind.
ولأنْتَand you indeed ذُوpossessor of الكَرَمِgenerosity الذيwhich يُغْرِيentices لَهُtoward it
ولأنْتَ ذُو الكَرَمِ الذي يُغْرِي لَهُ
ماwhat شَاعَbecame widely known منof بِرٍّkindness ومِنْand of إحْسَانِbeneficence
ما شَاعَ من بِرٍّ ومِنْ إحْسَانِ
Yet you indeed possess the generosity to which one is drawn
Yet You are the Generous One whose renown
By the kindness and beneficence so widely known.
For kindness and beneficence has spread.
ولَقَدْand indeed وقَفْتُI stood ببابِat the door of جُودِكَyour bounty سَائِلاًasking
ولَقَدْ وقَفْتُ ببابِ جُودِكَ سَائِلاً
فيin حَاجَةٍa need زَمَناًfor a time منَof الأزْمَانِthe periods of time
في حَاجَةٍ زَمَناً منَ الأزْمَانِ
And indeed I have stood at the door of your bounty, asking,
I have stood begging at Your door of bounty
In need, for some time.
For a long time, in need.
أَدْعُوكَI call upon you مُبْتَهِلاًimploring وأَرْغبُand I beseech ضَارِعاًhumbly pleading
أَدْعُوكَ مُبْتَهِلاً وأَرْغبُ ضَارِعاً
فيin السِّرِّprivate لاnot آلُوI slacken وفيand in الإعْلاَنِpublic
في السِّرِّ لا آلُو وفي الإعْلاَنِ
I call upon you, imploring, and plead in humble supplication,
I pray to You earnestly and plead as a suppliant
In private, sparing no effort, and in public.
In secret and openly.
فَعَلاَمَso why أرْجعُI return خَائِباًdisappointed منfrom بَعْدمَاafter
فَعَلاَمَ أرْجعُ خَائِباً من بَعْدمَا
تَعِبَتْgrew weary يَديmy hand قَرْعاًfrom knocking وكَلَّand grew tired لِسَانِيmy tongue
تَعِبَتْ يَدي قَرْعاً وكَلَّ لِسَانِي
So why do I return disappointed, after
Why then should I go back disappointed after
My hand has wearied of knocking and my tongue has grown tired?
My hand has grown tired from knocking and my tongue weary?
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