أبوكَyour father حوىattained العُلْياthe heights وأنتَand you مُبَرِّزٌsurpassing
أبوكَ حوى العُلْيا وأنتَ مُبَرِّزٌ
عَلَيهِbeyond him إذاwhen نازَعْتَهُyou vie with him for قَصَبَthe prize of المَجْدِglory
عَلَيهِ إذا نازَعْتَهُ قَصَبَ المَجْدِ
Your father attained the heights, and you surpass
him when you vie with him for the prize of glory.
ولِلخَمْرِand wine has معنىًa quality ليسَis not فيin الكَرْمِthe grapevine مثلُهُits like
ولِلخَمْرِ معنىً ليسَ في الكَرْمِ مثلُهُ
وللنّارِand fire has نُورٌa light ليسَis not يوجَدُfound للزَّنْدِin the firestick
وللنّارِ نُورٌ ليسَ يوجَدُ للزَّنْدِ
And wine has a quality whose like is not in the vine;
and fire has a light not found in the firestick.
وخيرٌand better منَthan القَولِthe proposition المُقَدَّمِput forward فاعتَرِفْso acknowledge it
وخيرٌ منَ القَولِ المُقَدَّمِ فاعتَرِفْ
نتيجَتُهُits conclusion والنَّحْلُand the bees يُكْرَمُare prized للشُّهْدِfor honey
نتيجَتُهُ والنَّحْلُ يُكْرَمُ للشُّهْدِ
And better than the premise—admit it—
is its conclusion; and bees are prized for honey.
Sol 6.1