وَأَصفَرٍand a yellow one تَحُمُّرُturn red أَطرافُهُits edges
وَأَصفَرٍ تَحُمُّرُ أَطرافُهُ
ياO حُسنَهُits beauty مِنas مُطرِفٍa bordered cloak مُعلَمِornamented
يا حُسنَهُ مِن مُطرِفٍ مُعلَمِ
And a yellow one whose edges turn red—
how lovely it is, a cloak with patterned borders!
صَدَّرَهُgave it pride of place الإِنسانُthe person فيin بَيتِهِhis home
صَدَّرَهُ الإِنسانُ في بَيتِهِ
وَهُوَyet it مُهانٌabased لَيسَis not بِالمَكرُمِhonored
وَهُوَ مُهانٌ لَيسَ بِالمَكرُمِ
A person has given it pride of place in his home,
yet it is abased, not honored.
وَالمَرءُand a man قَدmay يَعلوclimb عَلىupon صَدرِهِits breast
وَالمَرءُ قَد يَعلو عَلى صَدرِهِ
وَهُوَwhile he سَليمُsound in الدينِfaith لَمhas not يَأثَمِsinned
وَهُوَ سَليمُ الدينِ لَم يَأثَمِ
And a man may climb upon its breast,
with his faith sound, having committed no sin.
وَهوَyet it عَلىdespite ماwhat كانَthere was مِنof ذِلَّةٍabasement
وَهوَ عَلى ما كانَ مِن ذِلَّةٍ
سُمّىwas named بِاِسمِby the name of المَلِكِthe king الأَعظَمِthe greatest
سُمّى بِاِسمِ المَلِكِ الأَعظَمِ
Yet despite all its abasement,
it was named after the greatest king.
Sol 6.1