توسُّعُpoetic license الشَّاعِرِof the poet فيin قولهِhis speech
توسُّعُ الشَّاعِرِ في قولهِ
مثلlike مقالِthe speech of الصَّادقِthe truthful one العادلِthe just one
مثل مقالِ الصَّادقِ العادلِ
The poet's license in what he says
is like the speech of one truthful and just,
لأنهُbecause he راحَhe proceeded مُقِرّاًacknowledging بماto what
لأنهُ راحَ مُقِرّاً بما
نمَّقهُhe embellished it منْfrom زُخْرُفِthe finery of الباطلِfalsehood
نمَّقهُ منْ زُخْرُفِ الباطلِ
for he proceeds to acknowledge what
he has embellished with the finery of falsehood,
كناحِتِlike a carver of اللُّعْبَةِthe doll لاnot يَدَّعيhe claims
كناحِتِ اللُّعْبَةِ لا يَدَّعي
لهاfor it حياةَthe life of المُدْركِthe sentient being العاقلِthe rational one
لها حياةَ المُدْركِ العاقلِ
like the carver of a doll, who does not claim
that it has the life of a sentient, rational being.
لكنَّهاbut it is صَنْعَةُthe handiwork of ذيone with خاطِرٍimagination
لكنَّها صَنْعَةُ ذي خاطِرٍ
شبَّهَhe likened ذاكَthat النَّقْصَimperfection بالكاملِto the perfect
شبَّهَ ذاكَ النَّقْصَ بالكاملِ
But it is the handiwork of one with imagination,
who likened that imperfect thing to the perfect.
وصاحبُand the practitioner of التَّنجيمِastrology منْout of جَهْلهِhis ignorance
وصاحبُ التَّنجيمِ منْ جَهْلهِ
يُوسعُhe expands دعْوىthe claim of الصِّدْقِtruthfulness للسائلِto the questioner
يُوسعُ دعْوى الصِّدْقِ للسائلِ
And the astrologer, out of his ignorance,
makes sweeping claims of truthfulness to the questioner.
يحكمُhe judges فيconcerning الناسِthe people علىdespite جهلهِhis ignorance
يحكمُ في الناسِ على جهلهِ
فيconcerning النَّفْسlife بالمُبْقيon what preserves it وبالقاتلِand on what kills it
في النَّفْس بالمُبْقي وبالقاتلِ
He passes judgment on people, despite his ignorance,
concerning life—what preserves it and what kills—
كمُمْلِقٍlike a pauper يعْجزُis unable عنto obtain بُلْغَةٍbare sustenance
كمُمْلِقٍ يعْجزُ عن بُلْغَةٍ
دَعاhe invited بنيthe sons of الفَقْرِpoverty إلىto النَّائلِbounty
دَعا بني الفَقْرِ إلى النَّائلِ
like a pauper unable to secure bare sustenance,
who invited the sons of poverty to receive bounty.
Sol 6.1