الجودgenerosity طبعيmy nature ولكنand yet ليسthere is no ليfor me مالmoney
الجود طبعي ولكن ليس لي مال
وكيفand how يصنعdoes منone who بالقرضthrough borrowing يحتالcontrives to get by
وكيف يصنع من بالقرض يحتال
Generosity is my nature, and yet I have no money.
Generosity is my nature, though I lack wealth
And what can one do who gets by through borrowing?
How can one who resorts to borrowing act nobly?
فهاكso take this خطيmy written note فخذهso take it منكfrom you تذكرةa reminder
فهاك خطي فخذه منك تذكرة
إلىuntil اتساعfinancial ease فليfor I have فيin الغيبthe unseen آمالhopes
إلى اتساع فلي في الغيب آمال
So here is my written note; take it as your reminder,
So here is my writing - take it as a reminder
Until better circumstances come, for I have hopes in the unseen.
That in the unseen I have hopes of open-handedness