أَصبَحتَyou have become مُطَّرَحاًcast aside فيamong مَعشَرٍa group of people جَهِلواthey failed to recognize
أَصبَحتَ مُطَّرَحاً في مَعشَرٍ جَهِلوا
حَقَّthe worth of الأَديبِthe man of letters فَباعواso they sold الرَأسَthe head بِالذَنَبِfor the tail
حَقَّ الأَديبِ فَباعوا الرَأسَ بِالذَنَبِ
You have become an outcast among people who failed to recognize
the worth of the man of letters, so they sold the head for the tail.
وَالناسُand people يَجمَعُهُمunites them شَملٌa common bond وَبَينَهُمyet among them
وَالناسُ يَجمَعُهُم شَملٌ وَبَينَهُم
فيin العَقلِintellect فَرقٌa difference وَفيand in الآدابِlearning وَالحَسَبِand ancestral honor
في العَقلِ فَرقٌ وَفي الآدابِ وَالحَسَبِ
And people are united by a common bond, yet among them
are differences in intellect, learning, and ancestral honor.
كَمِثلِjust like ماan emphatic particle الذَهَبِgold الإِبريزِpure يَشرَكُهُshares with it
كَمِثلِ ما الذَهَبِ الإِبريزِ يَشرَكُهُ
فيin لَونِهِits color الصُفرُbrass وَالتَفضيلُyet preference لِلذَهَبِis for gold
في لَونِهِ الصُفرُ وَالتَفضيلُ لِلذَهَبِ
Just as pure gold is matched
in color by brass, yet gold is preferred.
وَالعودُand agarwood لَوif لَمnot تَطِبbe sweet مِنهُfrom it رَوائِحُهُits fragrances
وَالعودُ لَو لَم تَطِب مِنهُ رَوائِحُهُ
لَمwould not يَفرِقِdistinguish الناسُpeople بَينَbetween العودِagarwood وَالحَطَبِand firewood
لَم يَفرِقِ الناسُ بَينَ العودِ وَالحَطَبِ
And were agarwood’s fragrances not sweet,
people would not distinguish between agarwood and firewood.
Sol 6.1