سميتyou were named بشراBishr ببشرfor the gladness of الندىgenerosity
سميت بشرا ببشر الندى
فلاso do not تفضحنيdisgrace me بتصداقهاin proving it true
فلا تفضحني بتصداقها
You were named Bishr for the gladness of generosity;
so do not shame me in living up to that name.
إذاwhen ما(emphasis) قريشQuraysh قريشQuraysh البطاal-Bitah, the valley flats (continued)
إذا ما قريش قريش البطا
ح(completes al-Bitah) عندat تجمعthe gathering of آفاقهاtheir far-flung regions
ح عند تجمع آفاقها
When Quraysh—the Quraysh of al-Bitah—
gather from their far-flung regions,
تسامتvied for eminence قرومهمtheir chieftains للندىin generosity
تسامت قرومهم للندى
تباريvying with الرياحthe winds بأوراقهاwith their wealth
تباري الرياح بأوراقها
their chieftains vying in generosity,
competing with the winds with their riches,
فمالكthen your wealth أنفعmost beneficial أموالهاtheir wealth
فمالك أنفع أموالها
وخلقكand your character أكرمnoblest أخلاقهاtheir characters
وخلقك أكرم أخلاقها
then your wealth is the most beneficial of theirs,
and your character the noblest of theirs.