أثابكmay He reward you مولاكyour Lord المهابةawe-inspiring dignity والرضىand favor
أثابك مولاك المهابة والرضى
ولازلتand may you ever remain كهفاًa sheltering cave للوفودfor delegations ومعقلاand a stronghold
ولازلت كهفاً للوفود ومعقلا
May your Lord reward you with awe-inspiring dignity and favor,
May your Lord grant you reverence and contentment
And may you ever be a sheltering cave for delegations and a stronghold.
You remain a cave for pilgrims and a stronghold
ولازلتand may you ever remain بالمعروفfor kindness تعرفbe known دائماًalways
ولازلت بالمعروف تعرف دائماً
وبالجودand for generosity موصوفاًrenowned وبالفضلand for virtue والعلاand eminence
وبالجود موصوفاً وبالفضل والعلا
And may you always be known for kindness,
You still recognize kindness always
And renowned for generosity, virtue, and eminence.
Described with generosity, merit, and sublimity
ولاand may you not زلتcease to be فيin الدنياthis world عزيزاًhonored ممتعاًgranted enjoyment
ولا زلت في الدنيا عزيزاً ممتعاً
وفيand in جنةthe Garden المأوىof Refuge لكyours is الخلدeternity منزلاًas an abode
وفي جنة المأوى لك الخلد منزلاً
And may you remain honored in this world, enjoying its blessings,
You still remain in life honorable and enjoyable
And in the Garden of Refuge, may eternity be your abode.
In the garden of refuge, for you is eternal dwelling
معافاًspared منfrom الأسوىaffliction سليماًsafe منfrom الأذىharm
معافاً من الأسوى سليماً من الأذى
خلياًfree منfrom الشكوىcomplaint ولاand may you not زلتcease to be موئلاa refuge
خلياً من الشكوى ولا زلت موئلا
Free of affliction and safe from harm,
Free from adversity, safe from harm
Free of complaint, and may you ever remain a refuge.
Empty of grievance, you still remain a shelter
يلائمكbefits you الإقبالgood fortune ماas long as عشتyou live سالماًsafe and sound
يلائمك الإقبال ما عشت سالماً
عزيزاًhonored دواماًalways ماas long as حييتyou live ممهلاgranted respite
عزيزاً دواماً ما حييت ممهلا
May good fortune attend you as long as you live in safety,
Prosperity befits you, as long as you live healthy
Ever honored, as long as you live, granted respite.
Honorable always, as long as you live slowly
فماfor whatever قلis little منof معروفkindness جودكyour generosity عندكمin your estimation
فما قل من معروف جودك عندكم
يكونis كثيراًmuch عندناin our estimation لاnot مقللاًَbelittled
يكون كثيراً عندنا لا مقللاًَ
For whatever kindness from your generosity seems little to you
So whatever little kindness from your generosity with us
Is great to us, not to be belittled.
Becomes plentiful with us, not deficient
فماfor no فاعلdoer المعروفkindness إلاَّexcept ممدحاًmuch praised
فما فاعل المعروف إلاَّ ممدحاً
ولاand no فاعلdoer الإحسانgood إلاَّexcept مبجلاrevered
ولا فاعل الإحسان إلاَّ مبجلا
For one who does kindness is always highly praised,
The doer of kindness is only praised
And one who does good is always revered.
And the bestower of charity is only revered
إذاif المرءa man لمdoes not يتركabandon أخاهhis brother مهانةcontempt
إذا المرء لم يترك أخاه مهانة
ولاnor غفلةheedlessness منهon his part ولاnor كانit was عنout of قلاhatred
ولا غفلة منه ولا كان عن قلا
If a man does not abandon his brother out of contempt,
If one does not leave his brother disgraced
Nor through heedlessness on his part, nor out of hatred,
Nor inattentive, nor was he stingy
وواصلand maintains ties with بالمعروفthrough kindness خلاa close friend فإنماthen only
وواصل بالمعروف خلا فإنما
لهhis is الفضلthe merit بالمعروفfor kindness ماas long as كانhe is أفضلاmore generous
له الفضل بالمعروف ما كان أفضلا
And maintains ties with a friend through kindness, then indeed
And he connects with kindness selflessly
His alone is the merit for kindness, so long as he is the more generous.
For him is the merit in kindness, for he is most generous