أَلفَىhe found أَباهُhis father عَلىwith خُلقِa character تَقَبَّلَهُhe embraced it
أَلفَى أَباهُ عَلى خُلقِ تَقَبَّلَهُ
أَكرِمْhow noble! بِمُتَّبِعٍa follower مِنهُfrom him وَمُتَّبَعِand one followed
أَكرِمْ بِمُتَّبِعٍ مِنهُ وَمُتَّبَعِ
He found his father endowed with a character he embraced.
He found his father of a character to be accepted
How noble are his follower and the one followed!
Honor one who follows it and one who is followed
هِيَthey المَكارِمُnoble virtues قِفpause وَاِنظُرand look حَقائِقَهاtheir true nature
هِيَ المَكارِمُ قِف وَاِنظُر حَقائِقَها
وَلَمand did not أَقُلI say لَكَto you وَاِسأَلand ask عَنهُabout him وَاِستَمِعِand listen
وَلَم أَقُل لَكَ وَاِسأَل عَنهُ وَاِستَمِعِ
These are noble virtues: pause and behold their true nature.
These are the virtues, stop and look at their realities
Nor did I tell you, “Ask about him and listen.”
And I did not tell you to ask about it and listen
وَهيَand they الرِياضُgardens الَّتيwhich تَهميpour rain سَحائِبُهاtheir clouds
وَهيَ الرِياضُ الَّتي تَهمي سَحائِبُها
عَلىupon الزَمانِtime فَفيso in يَومَيهِits two days فَانتَجِعِso seek pasture
عَلى الزَمانِ فَفي يَومَيهِ فَانتَجِعِ
And they are gardens whose clouds pour rain
These are the gardens whose clouds pour down
Upon time—so on both its days, seek pasture.
Upon time, so enjoy its two days
يُشَرِّفُhe ennobles الناسَpeople إِذsince هُمthey مِنof جِبِلَّتِهِhis nature
يُشَرِّفُ الناسَ إِذ هُم مِن جِبِلَّتِهِ
كَماjust as تَشَرَّفَتِbecame honored الأَيّامُthe days بِالجُمَعِby Fridays
كَما تَشَرَّفَتِ الأَيّامُ بِالجُمَعِ
He ennobles mankind, for they share his nature,
It ennobles people when they are of its nature
As the days have been honored by Fridays.
As the days were ennobled by Friday
الفَردُthe individual أَلفٌa thousand وَلَوand if كانواthey were بِماas many as what وَسِعَتit contained
الفَردُ أَلفٌ وَلَو كانوا بِما وَسِعَت
أَولادُهُمtheir offspring عَدَداًin number فيin الأَرضِthe earth لَمdid not تَسَعِcontain
أَولادُهُم عَدَداً في الأَرضِ لَم تَسَعِ
One alone is a thousand; were they as many as the earth contains
The individual is a thousand even if they were as numerous
Of their offspring, it could not contain them.
As their children on earth, it would not contain them
Sol 6.1