ونواةٍand a date-stone لوif أنَّthat كلَّevery نَواةٍdate-stone
ونواةٍ لو أنَّ كلَّ نَواةٍ
مثْلهاlike it فيin جَسَامةِgreatness التَّقْديرِthe valuation
مثْلها في جَسَامةِ التَّقْديرِ
And a date-stone—if every date-stone
If every seed were like it in mighty stature,
Were like it in the greatness of its worth,
Their likes would not be killed by mere trifles,
لمdid not يسُغْbe fitting ضربُهُمْtheir framing (of proverbs) لماfor what هانَwas paltry بالقطْwith the date-stone skin (word continues)
لم يسُغْ ضربُهُمْ لما هانَ بالقطْ
ميرِcompletion of qiṭmīr: date-stone skin أمثالُهُمْtheir proverbs ولاnor بالتَّقْتيرِwith stinginess
ميرِ أمثالُهُمْ ولا بالتَّقْتيرِ
They could not fittingly illustrate what is paltry with a date-stone’s
Nor diminished by belittlement.
Skin in their proverbs, nor with stinginess.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1