مَنwhoever كانis مُرْتَدِياًrobed بالعقلin reason مُتَّزِراًgirded
مَن كان مُرْتَدِياً بالعقل مُتَّزِراً
بالعِلمwith knowledge مُلْتَفِعاًwrapped بالفضلin virtue والأدبِand refinement
بالعِلم مُلْتَفِعاً بالفضل والأدبِ
Whoever is clad in reason, girded with it,
Whoever is robed in reason and girded
cloaked in knowledge, virtue, and refinement,
with knowledge, wrapped in virtue and refinement,
فقدthen indeed حوىhas attained شَرَفَhonor الدنياthis world وإنand even if صَفِرَتْare empty
فقد حوى شَرَفَ الدنيا وإن صَفِرَتْ
كَفّاهhis two hands منof فِضّةsilver فيهاin it ومنand of ذَهَبِgold
كَفّاه من فِضّة فيها ومن ذَهَبِ
has gained the world’s honor, even though
has attained this world's honor, though empty
his two hands be empty of its silver and gold.
of its silver and gold are his two hands.
هوhe الغنيُّthe rich one وإنْand even if لمnot يُمْسِbe at evening ذاpossessing نَشَبproperty
هو الغنيُّ وإنْ لم يُمْسِ ذا نَشَب
وهوand he النَّسيبُthe nobly born وإنْand even if لمnot يُمْسِbe at evening ذاpossessing نسَبِlineage
وهو النَّسيبُ وإنْ لم يُمْسِ ذا نسَبِ
He is rich, though he possesses no wealth,
He is rich, even if he ends the day with no property;
and noble-born, though he possesses no lineage.
and he is noble, even if he ends the day with no pedigree.
Sol 6.1