Feedback

I saw the eminent one does not resemble his uncle

رأيت المعلى ليس يشبه عمه

1. I saw the eminent one does not resemble his uncle
Nor his maternal uncle nor his anterior father

١. رأيت المعلى ليسَ يشبهُ عمَّهُ
ولا خالَهُ ولا أباهُ المقدّما

2. Those remained barefoot and ragged
If one day the sun was intense and gloomy

٢. أولئكَ مازالوا عرانينَ خندفٍ
إذا كان يوماً كاسفَ الشمسِ مظلما

3. So this one - what you find of him is determined
To the money of the relatives even if he was penniless

٣. فهذا فما تلقاهُ إلا مصمّماً
على مالِ ذي القربى وإن كان معدما

4. A young man who treasures wealth under his chin
If people treasure dew and generosity

٤. فتىً كنزَ الأموال تحت عجانِهِ
إذا كنزَ الناسُ الندى والتكرّما

5. You see him as the sea water ejecting its salt
To the one who takes from it even if it was filled

٥. تراهُ كماءِ البحرِ يلفظُ ملحَهُ
لواردِهِ عنه وإن كان مفعما