ابنُson of العليميّal-Alimi مخصوصٌcharacterized بأربعةٍby four
ابنُ العليميّ مخصوصٌ بأربعةٍ
شاعتbecame well known فأصبحso he became عنهاbecause of them يضربis cited المثلthe proverb
شاعت فأصبح عنها يضرب المثل
Ibn al-Alimi is marked by four traits:
The son of Al-Alimiy is characterized by four:
They became well known, and he became proverbial for them:
They spread so he became proverbial for them.
فيin صدرهhis breast حرجٌconstriction فيin سلفهِhis forebears سعةٌbreadth
في صدره حرجٌ في سلفهِ سعةٌ
فيin رأسهِhis head خفَّةٌlightness فيin نفسهِhis soul ثقلheaviness
في رأسهِ خفَّةٌ في نفسهِ ثقل
Constriction in his breast, breadth in his ancestry;
In his chest is anxiety, in his ancestors nobility,
Lightness in his head, heaviness in his soul.
In his head is lightness, in his soul heaviness.
Sol 6.1