إِذاif حادَتِturns away الدُنياthe world عَلَيكَagainst you فَجُدthen be generous بِهاwith it
إِذا حادَتِ الدُنيا عَلَيكَ فَجُد بِها
عَلىto الناسِthe people طُرّاًall إِنَّهاindeed it تَتَقَلَّبُkeeps changing
عَلى الناسِ طُرّاً إِنَّها تَتَقَلَّبُ
If the world turns against you, give generously of it
If the world turns its favor towards you, then be generous with it
to all people, for it is ever changing.
To all people, for it is ever-changing.
فَلاfor … not الجُودُgenerosity يُفنيهاexhausts it إِذاwhen هِيَit أَقبَلَتcomes
فَلا الجُودُ يُفنيها إِذا هِيَ أَقبَلَت
وَلاnor البُخلُmiserliness يُبقيهاpreserves it إِذاwhen هِيَit تَذهَبُdeparts
وَلا البُخلُ يُبقيها إِذا هِيَ تَذهَبُ
For generosity does not exhaust it when it comes,
For generosity does not deplete it when it approaches,
nor does miserliness preserve it when it departs.
Nor does miserliness preserve it when it departs.