أحقmost deserving بيتhouse منamong بيوتhouses الورىhumankind
أحق بيت من بيوت الورى
بصونهof preserving it قدماfrom of old وايثارهand preferring it
بصونه قدما وايثاره
The house among all people's houses most deserving
of being preserved and prized from of old:
بيتa house إذاwhen ماindeed زارهvisits it زائرa visitor
بيت إذا ما زاره زائر
فقدthen indeed قضىhe has fulfilled أعظمthe greatest أوطارهof his needs
فقد قضى أعظم أوطاره
a house that, when a visitor enters it,
lets him satisfy his greatest needs.
وهوand it إذاwhen ماindeed كانis مستنطفاdraining away
وهو إذا ما كان مستنطفا
مروةdignity الانسانof a person فيin دارهhis home
مروة الانسان في داره
And though it may drain away
a person's dignity within his home,
يدخلهhe enters it المولىthe master بخزin silk كماjust as
يدخله المولى بخز كما
يدخلهhe enters it العبدthe servant بأطمارهin his rags
يدخله العبد بأطماره
the master enters it in silk, just as
the servant enters it in his rags.
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