تَشاغلbusied himself عَنaway from كُلٍall بِطاعةwith obedience to رَبِهِhis Lord
تَشاغل عَن كُلٍ بِطاعة رَبِهِ
فَأَثنَتso praised عَلىupon ماwhat شادَbuilt إِيمانُهُhis faith الخَمسthe five
فَأَثنَت عَلى ما شادَ إِيمانُهُ الخَمس
He busied himself with obedience to his Lord, turning from all else.
He is preoccupied with obeying his Lord
So the five praised what his faith had built.
So his strong faith is praised by the five daily prayers
فَمنصِبَهُso his standing فيin كُلevery مصرcity فَضائلvirtues
فَمنصِبَهُ في كُل مصر فَضائل
وَقَدand indeed عَقَدfettered الأَندادthe rivals عَنfrom مِثلَهاtheir like الفلسdestitution
وَقَد عَقَد الأَنداد عَن مِثلَها الفلس
Thus his standing in every city lies in his virtues,
His rank in every land is of virtues
And destitution has kept his rivals from attaining their like.
While the like of him is shunned by the worthless
إِذاwhen أَمسَكَhe holds المِرآةthe mirror يَنظُرlooks at وَجهُهُhis face
إِذا أَمسَكَ المِرآة يَنظُر وَجهُهُ
فَظاهرهاso its outer surface بَدرa full moon وَباطنهاand its inner surface شَمسa sun
فَظاهرها بَدر وَباطنها شَمس
When he holds the mirror to look at his face,
When he looks in the mirror, his face
Its outer surface is a full moon, and its inner surface a sun.
Its exterior a full moon, its interior a sun
Sol 6.1