لاdo not تَحقِرَنَّever scorn حقيراًa lowly person
لا تَحقِرَنَّ حقيراً
وَتُهملنَّand ever disregard غَموضَهhis obscurity
وَتُهملنَّ غَموضَه
Never scorn a lowly person,
nor disregard his obscurity.
فرُبَّfor many a سيِّدchief قومٍa people
فرُبَّ سيِّد قومٍ
أَودىperished بِسَعيthrough the efforts of بَعوضَهa mosquito
أَودى بِسَعي بَعوضَه
For many a chief of a people
has perished through a mosquito’s efforts.
إنِّيَindeed I am خمرٌwine ولكنand yet
إنِّيَ خمرٌ ولكن
قدalready أعقبتهاhas followed it حُموضَهsourness
قد أعقبتها حُموضَه
I am wine, and yet
sourness has followed it.
Sol 6.1