رأيتُI saw الفقيرَthe mendicant فيin المرقَّعةِthe patched robe التيthat
رأيتُ الفقيرَ في المرقَّعةِ التي
علىto لطفِهِhis gentleness دلَّتْattested وحسْنِand the goodness of طباعِهِhis disposition
على لطفِهِ دلَّتْ وحسْنِ طباعِهِ
I saw the mendicant in the patched robe that
I saw the poor man in the patched garment that
attested to his gentleness and his fine disposition.
Showed his gentleness and good nature
بخدَّيْهِon his two cheeks ريحانُbasil; also Rayhan script الحواشيthe margins محقَّقٌclearly traced; also Muhaqqaq script
بخدَّيْهِ ريحانُ الحواشي محقَّقٌ
إلىto الثلثِone-third; also Thuluth script والفضّاحُand the telltale تحتَbeneath رقاعِهِhis patches; echoing Riqaʿ script
إلى الثلثِ والفضّاحُ تحتَ رقاعِهِ
On his cheeks, basil along the margins is clearly traced
The basil on his cheeks was genuine
to a third; and the telltale lies beneath his patches.
Down to one-third, and the slanderer beneath his slipper
Sol 6.1