أبوكَ كَريمٌ غيرَ أنَّكَ سابِقٌ

أبوكَ كَريمٌ غيرَ أنَّكَ سابِقٌ

عَليهِ بلا ضَيْمٍ عليهِ ولا ذَيْمِ

عَليهِ بلا ضَيْمٍ عليهِ ولا ذَيْمِ

Your father is generous, yet you surpass

Your father is generous, yet you surpass

him, without slight or reproach to him.

Him without reproach or blame.

فلا يَعْجَبَنَّ النَّاسُ مِمّا أقوالُهُ

فلا يَعْجَبَنَّ النَّاسُ مِمّا أقوالُهُ

وأقضي بهِ فالغَيْثُ أندى مِنَ الغَيمِ

وأقضي بهِ فالغَيْثُ أندى مِنَ الغَيمِ

So let people not marvel at his sayings [wording unclear],

So let not people be astonished at his words

and I affirm it, for rain is more generous than clouds.

And judgments, for rain is more bountiful than clouds.