كتابwriters مصرEgypt اثنانtwo فيin آرائناour views
كتاب مصر اثنان في آرائنا
وعندand with حسنsoundness of الرأىjudgment تجلىis dispelled المعمعهthe tumult
وعند حسن الرأى تجلى المعمعه
Egypt's writers are of two kinds, in our view.
Egypt's book has two differing views
And with sound judgment, the tumult is dispelled:
When sound opinion shines, confusion disperses
فكاتبso, one writer يقامone stands up إجلالاout of reverence لهfor him
فكاتب يقام إجلالا له
وكاتبand another writer لاnot نستحىwe are ashamed أنto نصفعهwe slap him
وكاتب لا نستحى أن نصفعه
One writer people rise to honor,
So one scribe is honored
And another writer we are not ashamed to slap.
While another we slap without shame
Sol 6.1