لمdid not يضْحكsmile الشَّيبُgray hair فيat فَوْدَيهِhis two temples بلrather كلَحَاit grimaced
لم يضْحك الشَّيبُ في فَوْدَيهِ بل كلَحَا
سَمِّname القبِيحَthe ugly منamong الأسْماءِthe names ماwhatever قَبُحَاis ugly
سَمِّ القبِيحَ من الأسْماءِ ما قَبُحَا
Gray hair did not smile at his temples; rather, it grimaced.
The gray hairs in his beard did not make him laugh, rather his cheeks wrinkled.
Call the ugly by an ugly name.
Name the ugly with the ugliest names.
قالتshe said علاhave risen النّاسُthe people إلاexcept أنتَyou قلتُI said لهاto her
قالت علا النّاسُ إلا أنتَ قلتُ لها
كذاكlikewise يسْفُلُsinks lower عندduring الوزنweighing منwhoever رَجَحَاweighs more
كذاك يسْفُلُ عند الوزن من رَجَحَا
She said, “People have risen, except you.” I told her:
She said: people are elevated except you. I told her:
“So too, when weighed, the heavier one sinks lower.”
Thus the lighter one descends on the scale.
عَلاhas risen سليمانُSulayman بعدafter اليومtoday فاتَّئبيso be ashamed
عَلا سليمانُ بعد اليوم فاتَّئبي
أنْthat لاnot تَرَيْنيyou see me بدارِin the abode of الهُونِhumiliation مُطَّرَحَاcast aside
أنْ لا تَرَيْني بدارِ الهُونِ مُطَّرَحَا
Sulayman has risen; henceforth, be ashamed
Solomon became elevated after this day so repent,
that you no longer see me cast aside in the abode of humiliation.
Lest you see me thrown down at the abode of disgrace.
Sol 6.1