صَدّقProve right أباكyour father أباO father of السماgenerosity (word continues)
صَدّق أباك أبا السما
حfinal letter of ‘generosity’ فَقَدfor indeed كَنَاكhe gave you the epithet أباfather of السَّماحgenerosity
ح فَقَد كَنَاك أبا السَّماح
Prove your father right, O Abu al-Samah,
for he gave you the epithet Abu al-Samah.
اسمحGive freely بمالِكwith your wealth للعُفاto supplicants (word continues)
اسمح بمالِك للعُفا
ةfinal letter of ‘supplicants’ وحُرِّand with the noble part of وَجهِكَyour face للكفاحfor close combat
ة وحُرِّ وَجهِكَ للكفاح
Offer your wealth freely to supplicants,
and your noble face to close combat.
افعلDo so فإنّكfor indeed you حامدٌwill be thankful
افعل فإنّك حامدٌ
لسُراكَfor your night journey فيat فَلَقِthe breaking of الصّباحthe morning
لسُراكَ في فَلَقِ الصّباح
Do so, for you will be thankful
for your night journey at the break of dawn.