أعدrenew نظراًconsideration فيof نسبةthe attribution of الفضلmerit والنُّسكand piety
أعد نظراً في نسبة الفضل والنُّسك
وعُدand return ليقينto the certainty of الذَّمblame عنaway from مدحةِpraise الشكdoubt
وعُد ليقين الذَّم عن مدحةِ الشك
Reconsider the attribution of merit and piety,
Reconsider the ratio of virtue and devotion
And return from doubtful praise to certain blame.
And return to the certainty of blame from the praise of doubt
ولاand do not تنسنيmake me forget تلكthose الحُلَىadornments فهيfor they are كلُّهاall of them
ولا تنسني تلك الحُلَى فهي كلُّها
حُلاكyour adornments علىaccording to ماwhat صحَّhas proved true بالسَّيرthrough conduct والسَّلكand wayfaring
حُلاك على ما صحَّ بالسَّير والسَّلك
And do not make me forget those adornments, for they are all
And do not forget those adornments, for they are all
Your adornments, as conduct and wayfaring have proved.
Your adornments according to what is proven by conduct and path
وإنand though جمعتناhas brought us together فيin الظواهرoutward appearances نسبةٌan affinity
وإن جمعتنا في الظواهر نسبةٌ
تَخيلُgives a deceptive impression فإنّfor indeed القارpitch فيin الهونthe mortar كالمسكlike musk
تَخيلُ فإنّ القار في الهون كالمسك
And though an outward affinity may bring us together,
And if an apparent lineage brings us together
It is deceptive, for pitch in the mortar is like musk.
Imagine, for the disgraceful are like musk in baseness
Sol 6.1