كيفhow أصبحتare you this morning ياO أباfather of عمرانِImran
كيف أصبحت يا أبا عمرانِ
ياO كريمَgenerous in الإخاءِbrotherly affection للإخوانِtoward the brethren
يا كريمَ الإخاءِ للإخوانِ
How do you fare this morning, Abu Imran—
How are you this morning, Abu Imran?
O generous in brotherly affection toward your brethren?
O generous in brotherly affection toward your brethren!
إنindeed ليI have حاجةًa request فرأيكso your opinion فيهاabout it
إن لي حاجةً فرأيك فيها
انناindeed we فيin قضائهاits fulfillment سيانِboth alike
اننا في قضائها سيانِ
I have a need; so let your view concerning it be
I have a request; let me have your opinion on it.
that we share equally in fulfilling it:
Indeed, we are alike in fulfilling it:
جبةa robe منfrom جبابكyour robes الخزsilk cloth حتىso that
جبة من جبابك الخز حتى
لاnot يرانيsees me الشتاءُwinter حيثwhere يرانيsees me
لا يراني الشتاءُ حيث يراني
a robe from among your robes of khazz, so that
A robe from among your silken robes, so that
winter will not see me when it sees me.
winter may not see me where it sees me.