منwhoever كانmay be يسلوgrowing indifferent عنto نوالٍgiving
من كان يسلو عن نوالٍ
فأناthen I الذيthe one who لستI am not بسالindifferent
فأنا الذي لست بسال
Whoever may grow indifferent to giving,
Whoever asks about Nawal
I am not one to do so.
I am not one who asks
البخلstinginess عينthe very essence of نقيصةٍa shortcoming
البخل عين نقيصةٍ
والجودand generosity عينٌa wellspring للكمالof perfection
والجود عينٌ للكمال
Stinginess is sheer imperfection,
Stinginess is the spring of imperfection
And generosity a wellspring of perfection.
Generosity is the spring of perfection
أبصرتI discerned رشديmy right course فيin الندىgenerosity
أبصرت رشدي في الندى
فالبخلso stinginess عنديin my view كالضلالlike going astray
فالبخل عندي كالضلال
I saw my right course in generosity,
I saw my maturity in generosity
So stinginess, to me, is like going astray.
Stinginess to me is like misguidance
هذاthis زعافdeadly poison طعمهits taste
هذا زعاف طعمه
والجودand generosity حلوsweet كالزلالlike pure water
والجود حلو كالزلال
This tastes of deadly poison,
This is bitter aloes
And generosity is sweet as pure water.
Generosity is as sweet as honey