جادليwas generous to me (reading جاد لي) بالعتاقwith freedom منfrom صرفvicissitudes دهريmy days
جادلي بالعتاق من صرف دهري
بكتابwith a letter يسرنيgladdens me أوor رسولa messenger
بكتاب يسرني أو رسول
He granted me freedom from the vicissitudes of my days,
Argue my freedom from the vicissitudes of fate
With a letter that gladdens me, or a messenger.
With a book that pleases me or a messenger
فعلىso according to قدرthe extent ماwhat تكلفyou take pains over منof وصليcontact with me
فعلى قدر ما تكلف من وصلي
بعلميby my knowledge بقطةwith a cat (unclear here) للوصولfor arrival
بعلمي بقطة للوصول
So, according to the trouble you take to keep in touch with me,
So to the extent that you burden yourself with my connection
By my knowledge, with a cat for arrival [wording unclear].
With my knowledge a cat to arrive
أشكرI appreciate البذلthe giving منfrom جوادa generous man وإنand even if زin— (beginning of 'increases')
أشكر البذل من جواد وإن ز
اد—creases (completion of 'increases') إلىtoward البذلthe giving جاءنيcame to me منfrom بخيلa miser
اد إلى البذل جاءني من بخيل
I appreciate a generous man's giving, even if it in—
I am grateful for the generosity of the generous even if he
—creases toward the giving that came to me from a miser [wording unclear].
In addition to generosity, came to me from a miser