الثوابيُّAl-Thawabi فتىa young man ليسis not لهfor him
الثوابيُّ فتى ليس له
فيin سوىanything other than السؤددnobility والمجدand glory وَطَرa desire
في سوى السؤدد والمجد وَطَر
Al-Thawabi is a young man who has no
desire for anything but nobility and glory.
لمdid not يطقhave the ability أنto يتعاطىrival جودَهhis generosity
لم يطق أن يتعاطى جودَه
فتعاداهso it turned against him لناfor us العامthis year المطرthe rain
فتعاداه لنا العام المطر
Unable to rival his generosity,
the rain turned against him this year, to our loss.