خَلِّleave alone العَدوَّthe enemy فَدَهرُهُfor his fate
خَلِّ العَدوَّ فَدَهرُهُ
يَشفيكَwill heal you مِنهُfrom him صُروفُهُits vicissitudes
يَشفيكَ مِنهُ صُروفُهُ
Leave the enemy alone, for his fate—
Leave the enemy, for time
its vicissitudes will bring you relief from him.
Will heal you of him and his ways
وَالوَعدُand a promise دَينٌa debt وَالعَطاand giving
وَالوَعدُ دَينٌ وَالعَطا
مُستَعيَبٌshameful تَسويفُهُits postponement
مُستَعيَبٌ تَسويفُهُ
And a promise is a debt; as for giving,
A promise is a debt, a gift
postponing it is shameful.
Blamed if delayed in the giving
إِنَّindeed الكَريمَthe generous man مُخَلَّدٌimmortal
إِنَّ الكَريمَ مُخَلَّدٌ
وَحَياتُهُand his life مَعروفُهُhis benevolence
وَحَياتُهُ مَعروفُهُ
Indeed, the generous man is immortal,
The generous man lives forever
and his life is his benevolence.
His life is known and praised