مَنwhoever يكنmay be يهواهloves him للخَلfor outward form (word continues)
مَن يكن يهواه للخَل
قِcompletes the preceding word, “form” فإنيthen indeed I عَبدُa slave خُلقِهْhis character
قِ فإني عَبدُ خُلقِهْ
Whoever loves him for his outward form—
I, for my part, am a slave to his character.
إنindeed حُسنَbeauty الخُلقcharacter أبهىmore splendid
إن حُسنَ الخُلق أبهى
للفتىfor a young man منthan حُسنbeauty خَلقِهْhis outward form
للفتى من حُسن خَلقِهْ
Indeed, beauty of character is more splendid
for a young man than the beauty of his form.
Sol 6.1