فَإنْso if يُلْتَمَسْis sought يوماًone day حجاكُمyour wisdom فإنَّكُمْthen you are
فَإنْ يُلْتَمَسْ يوماً حجاكُم فإنَّكُمْ
جَبالُmountains الحِجَىwisdom لَكِنَّكُمْbut you are أبْحُرُseas الجَدْوَىbounty
جَبالُ الحِجَى لَكِنَّكُمْ أبْحُرُ الجَدْوَى
So if your wisdom is sought one day, then you are
If one day your protection is sought, you are
Mountains of wisdom, yet you are seas of bounty.
Mountains of protection, but you are oceans of generosity,
ومَنْand who ذاthis one الّذيwho تُرضيplease سَجاياهhis traits كُلُّهاall of them
ومَنْ ذا الّذي تُرضي سَجاياه كُلُّها
كَفَىis enough المَرْءَa man نُبْلاًnobility أنْthat تُعَدَّbe counted مَعائِبُهْhis faults
كَفَى المَرْءَ نُبْلاً أنْ تُعَدَّ مَعائِبُهْ
And who is there whose traits are all pleasing?
And who is it that would satisfy all his whims?
It is nobility enough for a man that his faults can be counted.
It is enough nobility for a man if his faults are counted