إِذاif سيقَwas brought تِبرٌunworked gold إِلىto مَسمعٍan ear
إِذا سيقَ تِبرٌ إِلى مَسمعٍ
تَعثَّرَstumbled خالِصهُits pure part فيin الرَّغامthe dust
تَعثَّرَ خالِصهُ في الرَّغام
If gold is brought to an ear,
When pure amber is brought to the ear
its purest part stumbles in the dust.
Its essence stumbles in the bramble.
وَإنand if ساقَbrought رُزفِلتُRoosevelt ماwhat دونهُinferior to it
وَإن ساقَ رُزفِلتُ ما دونهُ
إِليهto it تنحَّتstood aside سَراياmilitary companies الكَلامspeech
إِليه تنحَّت سَرايا الكَلام
And if Roosevelt brings something inferior to it
And if meaner stuff precedes it
to that ear, the companies of speech stand aside.
The ranks of speech defer to it.
صَدَقتُمyou spoke truly وَأَخطَأَand erred مَنwhoever لَمdid not يَقُلsay
صَدَقتُم وَأَخطَأَ مَن لَم يَقُل
كلامُspeech الرَئيسِthe president رئيسُchief الكَلامspeech
كلامُ الرَئيسِ رئيسُ الكَلام
You spoke truly, and whoever did not say this was wrong:
You speak truly. But errs who fails to say:
“The president's speech is the chief of speech.”
The leader's words are foremost speech.
Sol 6.1