إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنbe لِلمَرءِfor a man عَقلٌintellect فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
إِذا لَم يَكُن لِلمَرءِ عَقلٌ فَإِنَّهُ
وَإِنand even if كانَis ذاpossessed of مالٍwealth عَلىin the eyes of الناسِpeople هَيِّنُof little account
وَإِن كانَ ذا مالٍ عَلى الناسِ هَيِّنُ
If a man has no intellect, then he—
even if wealthy—is of little account in people's eyes.
وَإِنand if كانَis ذاpossessed of عَقلٍintellect أُجِلَّis honored لِعَقلِهِfor his intellect
وَإِن كانَ ذا عَقلٍ أُجِلَّ لِعَقلِهِ
وَأَفضَلُand the finest عَقلٍintellect عَقلُthe intellect مَنone who يَتَدَيَّنُis devout
وَأَفضَلُ عَقلٍ عَقلُ مَن يَتَدَيَّنُ
And if he has intellect, he is honored for his intellect;
and the finest intellect is that of one who is devout.
Sol 6.1