خطيبٌa preacher حسنُهُhis beauty حسنٌbeauty بديعٌexquisite
خطيبٌ حسنُهُ حسنٌ بديعٌ
وفيand through الدرجاتِthe ranks; steps حُقَّis rightfully due لهُto him الترقيascent; advancement
وفي الدرجاتِ حُقَّ لهُ الترقي
A preacher whose beauty is exquisite;
A preacher, his beauty exquisite
And ascent through the ranks is his rightful due.
In rank deservedly he should ascend
فإنْfor if لبسَhe wears السوادَblack فَبَدْرُthen he is a full moon تَمٍّfullness
فإنْ لبسَ السوادَ فَبَدْرُ تَمٍّ
وإنْand if لبسَhe wears البياضَwhite فشمسُthen he is the sun أفقِof the horizon
وإنْ لبسَ البياضَ فشمسُ أفقِ
For if he wears black, he is a full moon;
If he dons black, a full moon he is
And if he wears white, he is the sun on the horizon.
If he dons white, a rising sun on the horizon
Sol 6.1