رأيتُI saw فقيراًa poor man فيin المرقَّعةِthe patched robe التيthat
رأيتُ فقيراً في المرقَّعةِ التي
علىof لطفهِhis grace دلَّتْit gave evidence وحسنِand the goodness of طباعهِhis nature
على لطفهِ دلَّتْ وحسنِ طباعهِ
I saw a poor man in the patched robe that
I saw a poor man in the patched robe
spoke of his grace and his good nature.
Whose gentleness and kindly temper showed
بخدَّيهon his two cheeks ريحانُbasil (also Rayḥān script) الحواشيthe borders محقَّقٌfinely traced (also Muḥaqqaq script)
بخدَّيه ريحانُ الحواشي محقَّقٌ
إلىup to الثلثِone-third (also Thuluth script) والفضّاحُand the betrayer تحتَbeneath رقاعهِhis patches (also a pun on Riqāʿ script)
إلى الثلثِ والفضّاحُ تحتَ رقاعهِ
On his cheeks, basil at the borders is finely traced
The myrtle of his cheeks was come to flower
up to a third, while the betrayer lies beneath his patches.
Though set one-third below, two-thirds in show
Sol 6.1