عَطاءُbounty أُوليpossessors of المَكارمnoble virtues كانَwas فَتحاًan opening
عَطاءُ أُولي المَكارم كانَ فَتحاً
لِأَبوابfor the gates of المَدائحpraises وَالنَشيدand song
لِأَبواب المَدائح وَالنَشيد
The bounty of the noble opened
The generosity of the noble ones was an opening
the gates of praise and song.
For the gates of praise and song
وَكَمand how many فيamong الناسthe people مثلlike أَبيAbu (father of) نَواسNuwas
وَكَم في الناس مثل أَبي نَواس
وَلَكنbut لَيسَthere is not فيهُمamong them مِنany رَشيدRashid
وَلَكن لَيسَ فيهُم مِن رَشيد
And how many among the people are like Abu Nuwas,
And how many among the people are like Abu Nuwas
but among them there is no Rashid.
Yet among them there is no Rashid