مِنَ الناسِ مَن لَفظُهُ لُؤلُؤٌ

مِنَ الناسِ مَن لَفظُهُ لُؤلُؤٌ

يُبادِرُهُ اللَقطُ إِذ يُلفَظُ

يُبادِرُهُ اللَقطُ إِذ يُلفَظُ

Some people's words are pearls,

Some people's words are like pearls

Eagerly gathered as soon as they are uttered.

That are eagerly caught when uttered

وَبَعضُهُمُ قَولُهُ كَالحَصى

وَبَعضُهُمُ قَولُهُ كَالحَصى

يُقالُ فَيُلغى وَلا يُحفَظُ

يُقالُ فَيُلغى وَلا يُحفَظُ

And others' words are like pebbles,

While others' speech is like pebbles

Spoken, then discarded and not remembered.

Said then forgotten, not preserved