قلْsay للأميرِto the prince الذيwho علاrose high فغَداand so became
قلْ للأميرِ الذي علا فغَدا
مُرتدياًclothed بالعُلىin eminence ومتَّشِحاand girded
مُرتدياً بالعُلى ومتَّشِحا
Say to the prince who rose high and became
Robed in eminence and girded with it:
فتحْتَyou opened بابَthe gate of العُلىeminence ومثلُكand one like you لاdoes not
فتحْتَ بابَ العُلى ومثلُك لا
يُغْلِقُclose بابَthe gate of النَّدىgenerosity الذيthat فَتحاhe opened
يُغْلِقُ بابَ النَّدى الذي فَتحا
You opened the gate of eminence, and one like you does not
Close the gate of generosity that he opened.
حاشاكَfar be it from you أنthat تَعدَمَyou lack السَّماحَgenerosity وأنand that
حاشاكَ أن تَعدَمَ السَّماحَ وأن
يَخيبَbe disappointed راجيكَone who hopes in you بعدَafter ماhaving نَجَحاsucceeded
يَخيبَ راجيكَ بعدَ ما نَجَحا
Far be it from you to lack generosity, or for
One who hopes in you to be disappointed after succeeding,
وأنand that يقولَshould say العذولُthe reproacher مُبتهجاًrejoicing
وأن يقولَ العذولُ مُبتهجاً
أفاقَhe awoke منfrom نَشوةِthe intoxication of النَّدىgenerosity فصَحاand then sobered up
أفاقَ من نَشوةِ النَّدى فصَحا
Or for the reproacher to say, rejoicing:
“He awoke from generosity’s intoxication and sobered up.”
نَشدتُكَI adjure you اللهَby God والذينand by those who غداbecame
نَشدتُكَ اللهَ والذين غدا
فضلُهُمُtheir excellence فيin الكتابِthe Book مُتَّضِحاmanifest
فضلُهُمُ في الكتابِ مُتَّضِحا
I adjure you by God and by those whose
Excellence has become manifest in the Book:
لاdo not تَقطَعَنْever cut off عادتيmy customary bounty التيwhich سَلَفَتcame before
لا تَقطَعَنْ عادتي التي سَلَفَت
ولاand do not تَرُدَّنَّever turn سَرحتيmy ease بَرَحاhardship
ولا تَرُدَّنَّ سَرحتي بَرَحا
Do not cut off the customary bounty I received before,
And do not turn my ease into hardship.