كمmany منof صديقٍa friend يروقdelights عينيmy eye
كم من صديقٍ يروق عيني
بالشكلwith looks والحسنand beauty واللباقهand grace
بالشكل والحسن واللباقه
Many a friend delights my eye
How many a friend delights my eyes
With his looks, beauty, and grace.
With grace and beauty, elegance untold
ليسnot لهfor him فيregarding الجميلwhat is good رأيٌintent
ليس له في الجميل رأيٌ
ولاnor بفعلfor doing القبيحwhat is vile طاقهstrength
ولا بفعل القبيح طاقه
He has no mind to do good,
Yet no sense of right and wrong applies
Nor the strength to do what is vile.
To acts of good or bad, so I am told
كأنهas though he were فيin القميصthe shirt يمشيhe walks
كأنه في القميص يمشي
فالموذجfalamudhaj (a sweetmeat) السوقof the market فيin رقاقهa thin wafer
فالموذج السوق في رقاقه
As he walks in his shirt, he looks like
As if all dressed in shirt and tie he goes
Market falamudhaj in a thin wafer.
A mannequin, down alleyways bought and sold
Sol 6.1