فيamong قريشٍQuraysh فتىًa youth يخيرهchooses him الجوgenerosity (first fragment)
في قريشٍ فتىً يخيره الجو
دُgenerosity (final fragment) فلمand so did not يعدهُpass beyond him إلىto ذيone possessing نوالِbounty
دُ فلم يعدهُ إلى ذي نوالِ
Among Quraysh is a youth whom generosity chooses;
Among the men of Quraysh is a youth
it has not passed him by for another giver.
Whose generosity the atmosphere reveals
جدَّدتrenewed كفهhis hand لموسىfor Musa بنson of حفصٍHafs
جدَّدت كفه لموسى بن حفصٍ
منof عطاياgifts ماwhat أخلقتهُhad worn it out اللياليthe nights
من عطايا ما أخلقتهُ الليالي
His hand renewed for Musa ibn Hafs
His hand was renewed for Musa ibn Hafs
those gifts that the nights had worn away.
With gifts created by the nights
أرفعُloftiest الأكرَمينَthe noblest فيin المجدِglory بَيتاًhouse (lineage)
أرفعُ الأكرَمينَ في المجدِ بَيتاً
حلَّhe settled بالمَكرُماتِthrough noble deeds أعلىthe highest of المعاليexalted heights
حلَّ بالمَكرُماتِ أعلى المعالي
Among the noblest, his house stands highest in glory;
I raise the house of the two most generous in glory
through noble deeds, he has settled on the loftiest heights.
Settled with favors, the highest glories
كلevery يومٍday لهhe has نوالٌbounty يناديcalls out
كل يومٍ له نوالٌ ينادي
مسمعاًcausing to hear منwhoever يبيعsells مدحاًpraise بمالِfor money
مسمعاً من يبيع مدحاً بمالِ
Each day his bounty calls out,
Every day it has a gift that calls out
making itself heard by whoever sells praise for money.
Hearing whoever sells praise for money