إنindeed الشدائدَhardships قدmay تَغشىbefall الكريمَthe noble person لأَنso that
إن الشدائدَ قد تَغشى الكريمَ لأَن
تُبِينُreveal فَضلَthe excellence of سجاياهُhis qualities وتُوضِحَهُand make it clear
تُبِينُ فَضلَ سجاياهُ وتُوضِحَهُ
Indeed, hardships may befall the noble so that
Indeed, hardships may overwhelm the noble man so that
They reveal the excellence of his qualities and make it clear.
They make clear the excellence of his traits and elucidate them
كمبردِlike the file of القينِthe smith إذas يعلوis improved الحديدُthe iron بهby it
كمبردِ القينِ إذ يعلو الحديدُ به
وليسand does not يأكلُهُeat away at it إلاexcept ليصلِحَهُto set it right
وليس يأكلُهُ إلا ليصلِحَهُ
Like the smith’s file, as iron is improved by it,
Like the file of steels when the iron rises thereby
And it eats away at it only to set it right.
And it eats away at it only to refine it
Sol 6.1