ابنُson of العليميّal-Alimi مخصوصٌmarked out بأربعةٍby four
ابنُ العليميّ مخصوصٌ بأربعةٍ
شاعتbecame widely known فأصبحand so he became عنهاfor them يضربis cited المثلthe proverb
شاعت فأصبح عنها يضرب المثل
Ibn al-Alimi is marked by four traits:
They became widely known, and he became a byword for them:
فيin صدرهhis breast حرجٌnarrowness فيin سلفهِhis ancestry سعةٌbreadth
في صدره حرجٌ في سلفهِ سعةٌ
فيin رأسهِhis head خفَّةٌlightness فيin نفسهِhis soul ثقلheaviness
في رأسهِ خفَّةٌ في نفسهِ ثقل
Narrowness in his breast, breadth in his ancestry;
Lightness in his head, heaviness in his soul.
Sol 6.1