سَألتُI asked مَنwho الكريمُthe generous one منamong الرجالِmen
سَألتُ مَن الكريمُ من الرجالِ
ومَنْand who يعطيgives الجزيلَan abundance مِنَof النوالِbounty
ومَنْ يعطي الجزيلَ مِنَ النوالِ
I asked: Who is the generous one among men?
I asked, who is the most generous of men
And who gives abundant bounty?
And who gives abundant gifts without restraint
ومَنْand who يقضِىfulfills حوائجنَاour needs سريعاًswiftly
ومَنْ يقضِى حوائجنَا سريعاً
لديهin his presence بغيرwithout مَنٍّreminders of favors أوor مِطَالِdelay
لديه بغير مَنٍّ أو مِطَالِ
And who swiftly fulfills our needs
Who fulfils our needs swiftly
In his presence, without reminders of favors or delay?
Without reluctance or procrastination
ومَنْand who إنْif جئتهyou come to him تبغِىyou seek عَطاءًa gift
ومَنْ إنْ جئته تبغِى عَطاءً
أجَابكَhe answers you مُسرعاًswiftly قبلَbefore السؤالِasking
أجَابكَ مُسرعاً قبلَ السؤالِ
And who, if you come to him seeking a gift,
Who, if you go to him seeking a gift
Answers you swiftly before you ask?
Responds readily before you even ask
ومَنْand who يَهَبُbestows الكثيرa great deal مِنَof العطايَاgifts
ومَنْ يَهَبُ الكثير مِنَ العطايَا
يجودُgives generously بمَاof what لديهhe has ولاand does not يُبَالِيcare
يجودُ بمَا لديه ولا يُبَالِي
And who bestows abundant gifts,
Who gives abundantly from his bounty
Giving freely of what he has, without a care?
And generously offers all he has without care
فقالواthen they said ليسَnot يوجدُis found مثلُthe like of هذاthis one
فقالوا ليسَ يوجدُ مثلُ هذا
سِوىexcept الزاكِيal-Zaki (the virtuous one) الفتىthe young man أهلworthy of المعَالِيlofty honors
سِوى الزاكِي الفتى أهل المعَالِي
Then they said: No one like this is found,
They told me none but the noble youth
Except al-Zaki, the young man worthy of lofty honors.
Of lofty traits possesses such qualities