بَدا حينَ أَثرى بِاِخوانِهِ

بَدا حينَ أَثرى بِاِخوانِهِ

فَقَلَّلَ عَنهُم شَباةَ العَدَم

فَقَلَّلَ عَنهُم شَباةَ العَدَم

When he grew wealthy, he began with his brothers,

He excelled when he enriched his brothers,

and blunted for them the sharp edge of poverty.

And diminished the obscurity of nothingness from them.

وَذِكرُهُ الدَهرُ صَرفُ الزَمانِ

وَذِكرُهُ الدَهرُ صَرفُ الزَمانِ

فَبادَرَ قَبلَ اِنتِقالِ النِعَم

فَبادَرَ قَبلَ اِنتِقالِ النِعَم

And Time reminded him of the vicissitudes of time,

Mention of him is the passage of time,

so he hastened before blessings changed hands.

So he seized the opportunity before the transfer of blessings.

فَتى خَصَّهُ اللَهُ بِالمَكرُما

فَتى خَصَّهُ اللَهُ بِالمَكرُما

تِ فَمازَجَ مِنهُ الحَيا بِالكَرَم

تِ فَمازَجَ مِنهُ الحَيا بِالكَرَم

A young man whom God singled out for noble qualities,

A young man endowed by God with generosity,

so in him modesty mingled with generosity.

Who mingled life with nobility.

إِذا هِمَةُ قَصَّرَت عَن يَدِ

إِذا هِمَةُ قَصَّرَت عَن يَدِ

تَناوَلَها بِجَزيلِ الهِمَم

تَناوَلَها بِجَزيلِ الهِمَم

Whenever an aspiration fell short of a hand,

When ambition fell short of his hand,

he took it up with abundant resolve.

He reached for it with great aspirations.

وَلا يَنكَتُ الأَرضَ عِندَ السُؤا

وَلا يَنكَتُ الأَرضَ عِندَ السُؤا

لِ لِيَقطَعَ زُوارِهِ مِن نِعَم

لِ لِيَقطَعَ زُوارِهِ مِن نِعَم

And he does not scratch the ground when asked,

He does not conceal the ground at the question,

to cut his visitors off from bounty.

To cut off his visitors from blessings.