وَفَتىًand a young man خَلاwas bereft مِنof مالِهِhis wealth
وَفَتىً خَلا مِن مالِهِ
وَمِنَand of المُروءَةِnoble character غَيرُnot خالِdevoid
وَمِنَ المُروءَةِ غَيرُ خالِ
And a young man bereft of his wealth,
A youth bereft of wealth was he,
A youth devoid of wealth,
yet not bereft of noble character.
Yet peerless in nobility,
Yet of chivalry, he is not devoid;
وَإِذاand when وَأىpromised لَكَto you مَوعِداًa promise
وَإِذا وَأى لَكَ مَوعِداً
كانَwas الفَعالُaction مَعَwith المَقالِspeech
كانَ الفَعالُ مَعَ المَقالِ
And whenever he made you a promise,
And whensoe’er he pledged his word,
And if he pledges a promise to you,
his deeds matched his words.
His deeds with speech did well accord.
The deed accompanies the spoken word.
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّكَyour excellence مِنas فَتىًa young man
لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ مِن فَتىً
ماwhat فيكَin you مِنof كَرَمِnobility الخِلالِcharacter traits
ما فيكَ مِن كَرَمِ الخِلالِ
God bless you—what a fine young man!
God bless thee, youth! but seldom blows
To God belongs the excellence of such a youth!
What noble qualities you possess!
Thy like, of generous virtue's shows.
For the noble traits embodied within you;
أَعطاكَhe gave you قَبلُbefore سُؤالِهِasking him
أَعطاكَ قَبلُ سُؤالِهِ
فَكَفاكَand so he spared you مَكروهَthe unpleasantness السُؤالِof asking
فَكَفاكَ مَكروهَ السُؤالِ
He gave you before you asked him,
He gave thee, ere thou didst request,
He gave to you before you even asked,
and so spared you the unpleasantness of asking.
Enough to spare the asking test.
Thus sparing you the indignity of the request.