لوif يمسخwere transformed الخنزيرthe pig مسخاًa transformation ثانياsecond
لو يمسخ الخنزير مسخاً ثانيا
لرأيتهyou would see it فيin القبحugliness دونالجاحظless than al-Jahiz
لرأيته في القبح دونالجاحظ
Were the pig to undergo a second transformation,
you would find it less ugly than al-Jahiz.
رجلa man ينوبstands in عنfor الجحيمHell بوجههwith his face
رجل ينوب عن الجحيم بوجهه
وهوand he is العدوthe enemy لكلto every عينeye لاحظbeholder
وهو العدو لكل عين لاحظ
A man who stands in for Hell with his face,
and he is the enemy of every beholder's eye.
ولوand if أنthat مرآةa mirror جلتrevealed تمثالهhis likeness
ولو أن مرآة جلت تمثاله
ورآهand he saw it كانit would be لهto him كأعظمlike the greatest واعظadmonisher
ورآه كان له كأعظم واعظ
And if a mirror revealed his likeness,
and he saw it, it would be to him like the greatest admonisher.
Sol 6.1