إِنَّindeed عَمراًAmr فَاِعرِفوهُso know him
إِنَّ عَمراً فَاِعرِفوهُ
عَرَبِيٌّan Arab مِنof زُجاجِglass
عَرَبِيٌّ مِن زُجاجِ
Indeed, Amr—so know him—
Know that he was an Arab
is an Arab made of glass,
Of pure lineage
مُظلِمُobscure النِسبَةِlineage لايُعis not recog-
مُظلِمُ النِسبَةِ لايُع
رَفُ-nized إِلّاexcept بِالسِراجِby the lamp
رَفُ إِلّا بِالسِراجِ
obscure in lineage, not recog-
His complexion dark
nized except by lamplight.
Recognizable only with a lamp
Sol 6.1