قائِلٌone who says للنبيّto the Prophet إنّيI am غريبٌa stranger
قائِلٌ للنبيّ إنّي غريبٌ
جائعٌhungry قدindeed أتيتُكمI have come to you مُستجيراseeking refuge
جائعٌ قد أتيتُكم مُستجيرا
Someone said to the Prophet, “I am a stranger,
A stranger said to the Prophet, "I am a stranger,
hungry; I have come to you seeking refuge.”
Hungry, I have come to you seeking refuge."
فبكىso he wept المصطفىthe Chosen One وقالand he said غريبٌa stranger
فبكى المصطفى وقال غريبٌ
لاnot يكنbe للغريبfor the stranger عنديin my presence ذُكوراmales (unclear in context)
لا يكن للغريب عندي ذُكورا
The Chosen One wept and said, “A stranger—
The Chosen One wept and said, "A stranger!
let there be no ‘males’ for the stranger in my presence [wording unclear].”
Let there be no hardship for a stranger in my abode."
منwho يضيفwill host الغريبthe stranger قالsaid عليّAli
من يضيف الغريب قال عليّ
أناI للضيفِfor the guest انطلقْgo forth مأجوراrewarded
أنا للضيفِ انطلقْ مأجورا
“Who will host the stranger?” Ali said,
Ali said, "I will host the stranger."
“I shall host the guest.” “Go, and may you be rewarded.”
"Go rewarded," he told the guest.
ابنةَdaughter العمّthe paternal uncle عِندَناwith us شيءٌsomething منof الزاthe provisions (first part)
ابنةَ العمّ عِندَنا شيءٌ من الزا
دcompletion of ‘provisions’ فقالتthen she said أراهI consider it شيئاًsomething يَسيراlittle
د فقالت أراه شيئاً يَسيرا
“Daughter of my uncle, have we any provisions?”
The Prophet's cousin said, "We have a little extra food."
She said, “I think it is only a little:
He said, "That will be sufficient," though it was meager.
كفُّa handful بُرٍّwheat قالhe said اصنعيهprepare it فإنّfor indeed
كفُّ بُرٍّ قال اصنعيه فإنّ
اللهGod قدmay يجعلُmake القليلَthe little كثيراmuch
الله قد يجعلُ القليلَ كثيرا
a handful of wheat.” He said, “Prepare it, for
"Prepare it, for God may make little into plenty,"
God may make the little plentiful.
Then she blew out the lamp so he wouldn't see her
ثمّthen اطفيput out المصباحَthe lamp كيso that لاnot يرانيhe sees me
ثمّ اطفي المصباحَ كي لا يراني
فأخلّيso I leave طعامَهhis food موفوراundiminished
فأخلّي طعامَه موفورا
Then put out the lamp so that he cannot see me,
And emptied her pantry to fill his dish.
and I can leave his food undiminished.”
The guest struggled to grasp morsels in the dark
جاهدٌfamished يلمظhe licks الأصابعَthe fingers والضيand the guest (first part)
جاهدٌ يلمظ الأصابعَ والضي
فُcompletion of ‘guest’ يَراهhe sees him إلىtoward الطعامthe food مُشيراgesturing
فُ يَراه إلى الطعام مُشيرا
Famished, he licks his fingers, while the guest
As the host pointed him toward the feast.
sees him gesturing toward the food.
The angels of God were amazed by you
عجبتmarveled منكمat you ملائكةُthe angels اللGod (first part)
عجبت منكم ملائكةُ الل
هcompletion of ‘God’ وأرضيتمand you pleased اللطيفَthe Gentle الخبيراthe All-Aware
ه وأرضيتم اللطيفَ الخبيرا
“The angels of God marveled at you,
And you pleased the All-Aware, the Subtle.
and you pleased the Gentle, the All-Aware.”
He told them, "They prefer others over themselves,"
ولهمand for them قالHe said يؤثرونthey give preference علىover أنthemselves (first part)
ولهم قال يؤثرون على أن
فسِهمْcompletion of ‘themselves’ قالHe said ذاكthat فضلاًa virtue كبيراgreat
فسِهمْ قال ذاك فضلاً كبيرا
And concerning them He said, “They prefer others over
And said, "That is tremendous virtue."
themselves”; He said that was a great virtue.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.