ولمand did not أرI see شعراpoetry أدّقfiner ولاnor
ولم أر شعرا أدّق ولا
أرىI see شاعراًa poet كأبيlike Abu الطّيبal-Tayyib
أرى شاعراً كأبي الطّيب
And I have never seen finer poetry, nor
I have not seen poetry more refined, nor
do I see a poet like Abu al-Tayyib.
Have I seen a poet like al-Mutanabbi.
فمنso whoever ظنّimagined مثلاan equal لهُto him لمnot يكنhe was
فمن ظنّ مثلا لهُ لم يكن
يميزُdistinguish الخبيثthe vile منfrom الطّيبthe good
يميزُ الخبيث من الطّيب
So whoever imagined an equal to him did not
Whoever thinks they are his equal
distinguish the vile from the good.
Cannot distinguish the bad from the good.
Sol 6.1