تَزورُ اِمرَءاً يُعطى عَلى الحَمدِ مالَهُ

تَزورُ اِمرَءاً يُعطى عَلى الحَمدِ مالَهُ

وَمَن يُعطِ أَثمانَ المَحامِدِ يُحمَدِ

وَمَن يُعطِ أَثمانَ المَحامِدِ يُحمَدِ

You visit a man who gives his wealth in return for praise.

You visit a man who is given his wealth for praise

And whoever pays the price of praise is praised.

And one who gives away treasures for eulogies is praised

وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ مَن تُعطِهِ اليَومَ نائِلاً

وَأَنتَ اِمرُؤٌ مَن تُعطِهِ اليَومَ نائِلاً

بِكَفِّكَ لا يَمنَعكَ مِن نائِلِ الغَدِ

بِكَفِّكَ لا يَمنَعكَ مِن نائِلِ الغَدِ

And you are a man: whoever you give a gift to today

You are a man who gives today to the asker

With your hand will not keep you from tomorrow's bounty.

With your palm not preventing you from the asker of tomorrow

تَرى الجودَ لا يُدني مِنَ المَرءِ حَتفَهُ

تَرى الجودَ لا يُدني مِنَ المَرءِ حَتفَهُ

كَما البُخلُ وَالإِمساكُ لَيسَ بِمُخلِدِ

كَما البُخلُ وَالإِمساكُ لَيسَ بِمُخلِدِ

You see that generosity does not bring a man's death nearer,

You see generosity does not bring a man closer to his doom

Just as miserliness and withholding do not grant immortality.

Just as stinginess and hoarding do not make one immortal

مُفيدٌ وَمِتلافٌ إِذا ما سَأَلتَهُ

مُفيدٌ وَمِتلافٌ إِذا ما سَأَلتَهُ

تَهَلَّلَ وَاِهتَزَّ اِهتِزازَ المُهَنَّدِ

تَهَلَّلَ وَاِهتَزَّ اِهتِزازَ المُهَنَّدِ

He earns wealth and spends it lavishly; whenever you ask him,

Useful and wasteful when you ask him

He beams and quivers like a sword of Indian steel.

He sparkles and trembles with the trembling of a pliant bow

مَتى تَأتِهِ تَعشو إِلى ضَوءِ نارِهِ

مَتى تَأتِهِ تَعشو إِلى ضَوءِ نارِهِ

تَجِد خَيرَ نارٍ عِندَها خَيرُ موقِدِ

تَجِد خَيرَ نارٍ عِندَها خَيرُ موقِدِ

Whenever you come to him, seeking your way toward his fire's light,

Whenever you come to him you live by the light of his fire

You find the finest fire, beside it the finest kindler.

You will find the best fire has the best kindler