أَحسَنُthe best ماwhat فيin صالِحٍSalih وَجهُهُhis face
أَحسَنُ ما في صالِحٍ وَجهُهُ
فَقِسso judge by analogy عَلىconcerning الغائِبِthe unseen بِالشاهِدِby the seen
فَقِس عَلى الغائِبِ بِالشاهِدِ
The best thing about Salih is his face;
The best thing about Salih is his face
so judge the unseen by the seen.
So judge the absent by the present
تَأَمَّلَتcontemplated عَينيmy eye لَهُbelonging to him خِلقَةًphysical form
تَأَمَّلَت عَيني لَهُ خِلقَةً
تَدعوcalls إِلىfor تَزنِيَةِaccusing of adultery الوالِدِthe father
تَدعو إِلى تَزنِيَةِ الوالِدِ
My eye contemplated his physical form,
My eyes observed in him a nature
which calls for accusing his father of adultery.
That calls for cherishing the parent
Sol 6.1