كانَhe was واللهِby God عفيفاًchaste نزهاًupright
كانَ واللهِ عفيفاً نزهاً
ولهُand he had عرضٌhonor عريضٌample ماnever اتهمْwas impugned
ولهُ عرضٌ عريضٌ ما اتهمْ
By God, he was chaste and upright.
And his honor was ample, never impugned.
وهْوَand he لاnot يدريknows مداراةَtactful treatment of الورىpeople
وهْوَ لا يدري مداراةَ الورى
ومداراةُand tactful treatment of الورىpeople أمرٌa matter مُهمْimportant
ومداراةُ الورى أمرٌ مُهمْ
Yet he knew nothing of dealing tactfully with people,
And dealing tactfully with people is an important matter.
Sol 6.1