مَتىwhenever تَلقَyou meet إِبراهيمَIbrahim تَعرِفyou recognize فُضولَهُhis virtues
مَتى تَلقَ إِبراهيمَ تَعرِف فُضولَهُ
بِنورٍby a radiance عَلىupon خَدَّيهِhis two cheeks أَنجَحَsucceeded سائِلُهhis petitioner
بِنورٍ عَلى خَدَّيهِ أَنجَحَ سائِلُه
Whenever you meet Ibrahim, you know his munificence
Whenever you meet Ibrahim, you recognize his virtues,
by the radiance upon his cheeks; his petitioner succeeds.
By the radiance upon his cheeks; his petitioner succeeds.
تَصَعَّدُrise كَفّاهُhis two palms عَلىabove كُلِّevery غايَةٍpinnacle
تَصَعَّدُ كَفّاهُ عَلى كُلِّ غايَةٍ
مِنَof المَجدِglory لاnot تُنديharm الصَديقَthe friend غَوائِلُهhis harmful wiles
مِنَ المَجدِ لا تُندي الصَديقَ غَوائِلُه
Both his hands rise above every summit
His two palms rise above every pinnacle
of glory; no harm of his ever draws near a friend.
Of glory; his harmful wiles do not touch a friend.
بَلِrather الجودُgenerosity وَالأَفضالُand favors مِنهُfrom him عَلَيهِمُupon them
بَلِ الجودُ وَالأَفضالُ مِنهُ عَلَيهِمُ
كَغَيثِlike rain رَبيعٍspring كَدَّرَmade turbid الغَيثَthe rain وابِلُهits heavy downpour
كَغَيثِ رَبيعٍ كَدَّرَ الغَيثَ وابِلُه
Rather, his generosity and favors fall upon them
Rather, the bounty and favors from him to them
like spring rain whose cloudburst churns the rainwater dark.
Are like spring rain whose downpour has muddied the rain.
