أَيَسلُبُنيwould He deprive me? ثَراءَabundance المالِwealth رَبّيmy Lord
أَيَسلُبُني ثَراءَ المالِ رَبّي
وَأَطلُبُand I seek ذاكَthat مِنfrom كَفٍّa hand جَمادِbarren; ungenerous
وَأَطلُبُ ذاكَ مِن كَفٍّ جَمادِ
Would my Lord deprive me of abundant wealth,
and would I seek it from a barren hand?
زَعَمتُI claimed إِذاًthen بِأَنَّthat الجودَgenerosity أَمسىhas come to be
زَعَمتُ إِذاً بِأَنَّ الجودَ أَمسى
لَهُit has رَبٌّa master سِوىother than اِبنِIbn (son of) أَبيAbi (father of) دُوادِDu'ad
لَهُ رَبٌّ سِوى اِبنِ أَبي دُوادِ
I would then be claiming that generosity has come
to have a master other than Ibn Abi Du'ad.