وَقَد تَزدَري العَينُ الفَتى وَهوَ عاقِلٌ

وَقَد تَزدَري العَينُ الفَتى وَهوَ عاقِلٌ

وَيَجمُلُ بَعضُ القَومِ وَهوَ جَهولُ

وَيَجمُلُ بَعضُ القَومِ وَهوَ جَهولُ

And the eye may scorn a young man, though he is wise.

Though the eye may scorn the youth of wit so fine

And one among the people appears handsome, though he is very ignorant.

A foolish man may still seem fair in form benign