أَصبَحَhe has become لاnot يَخشىhe fears مِنَof الذَمِّreproach
أَصبَحَ لا يَخشى مِنَ الذَمِّ
لَمّاwhen اِكتَفىhe found sufficiency بِالنائِلِwith the giver الشَهمِthe noble-hearted
لَمّا اِكتَفى بِالنائِلِ الشَهمِ
He now fears no reproach,
He has become unafraid of blame
having found enough in the noble giver—
When he was content with the generous soul
خِلٌّa friend إِذاif اِستَنجَدَsought help خِلٌّa friend بِهِfrom him
خِلٌّ إِذا اِستَنجَدَ خِلٌّ بِهِ
يَوماًone day مِنَof الدَهرِtime عَلىagainst العُدمِdestitution
يَوماً مِنَ الدَهرِ عَلى العُدمِ
a friend who, if a friend seeks his aid
A friend, when a friend seeks his help
one day in life against destitution,
One day of fate over annihilation
غَزاهُhe assailed him مِنwith some of تِلكَthose العَطاياgifts الَّتيthat
غَزاهُ مِن تِلكَ العَطايا الَّتي
يَحشُدُهاhe amasses them فيin الطَمِّthe sea وَالرَمِّand the earth
يَحشُدُها في الطَمِّ وَالرَمِّ
assails him with some of those gifts
He was endowed with those gifts
he heaps up amid the riches of sea and earth.
That he amasses in adversity and ease