جمعَhe gathered الفضائلَthe virtues كُلَّهاall of them فكأنّماso it was as though
جمعَ الفضائلَ كُلَّها فكأنّما
أضحىhe became لشخصof the embodied form of المَكرُماتِnoble qualities مِثالاa likeness
أضحى لشخص المَكرُماتِ مِثالا
He gathered all the virtues, as though
He gathered all virtues as if
He gathered all virtues, so it seemed as if he became the very example of noble deeds.
he had become a likeness of nobility personified.
For the honored person he became an example
His justice would leave no aggrieved soul remaining, if only his generosity did justice to his wealth.
ماnot كانwould يُبقِيleave عدلُهُhis justice مُتَظَلِّماًone aggrieved
ما كان يُبقِي عدلُهُ مُتَظَلِّماً
لوif كانwere يُنصِفُtreating fairly جُودُهُhis generosity الأموالاwealth
لو كان يُنصِفُ جُودُهُ الأموالا
His justice would leave no one aggrieved,
His justice would leave no oppressed
He is not content for a seeker's plea to precede his giving, but strives to outstrip their very hopes.
if his generosity dealt fairly with wealth.
If his generosity were to do justice to wealth
لاnot يرتضىhe is content فيin الجُودِgenerosity سَبقَanticipating سؤالِthe plea of مَنone who
لا يرتضى في الجُودِ سَبقَ سؤالِ مَن
يرجوهُhopes in him حتىuntil يَسبِقَhe outstrips الآمالاhopes
يرجوهُ حتى يَسبِقَ الآمالا
In generosity, he is not content merely to anticipate the plea of one
He would not be satisfied with generosity unless
who hopes in him—not until he outstrips even hopes.
He preceded hopes
Partial English translation: 3 of 6 Arabic lines translated.