ولاand do not تُعَوِّلْrely علىon شخصٍa person لهwho has عُمُمٌimposing stature
ولا تُعَوِّلْ على شخصٍ له عُمُمٌ
وصورَةٌand a form ذاتُpossessing حُسْنٍbeauty تَيهَرُdazzles (apparently intended) القَمَراthe moon
وصورَةٌ ذاتُ حُسْنٍ تَيهَرُ القَمَرا
And do not rely on someone with imposing stature
and a form whose beauty dazzles the moon.
فكمْfor many a فتىًyoung man راقِpleased مِنهُof him ظاهِرٌan exterior حَسَنٌhandsome
فكمْ فتىً راقِ مِنهُ ظاهِرٌ حَسَنٌ
وكانand was باطِنُهُhis inner self ضِدَّthe opposite of الَّذيwhat ظَهَراappeared
وكان باطِنُهُ ضِدَّ الَّذي ظَهَرا
For many a youth has charmed with a handsome exterior,
while his inner self was the opposite of what appeared.
أعدَدْتُهُI prepared him لِصُروفِfor the vicissitudes of الدَّهرِtime مُدَّخَراkept in reserve
أعدَدْتُهُ لِصُروفِ الدَّهرِ مُدَّخَرا
فكانَso he was فيin السَّبْكِsmelting والتَّحقيقِand testing مُدَّunclear here; literally, “was stretched”
فكانَ في السَّبْكِ والتَّحقيقِ مُدَّ
I had kept him in reserve against the vicissitudes of time;
yet in smelting and testing, he was—[ending unclear].
Sol 6.1