دَخِيْلٌan interloper فِيin الكِتَابَةِwriting لاَno رَوِيٌّconsidered composition
دَخِيْلٌ فِي الكِتَابَةِ لاَ رَوِيٌّ
لَهُto his credit فِيْهَاin it يُعَدُّis counted وَلاَnor بَدِيْهُimprovisation
لَهُ فِيْهَا يُعَدُّ وَلاَ بَدِيْهُ
An interloper in writing: no considered composition
He's unpolished in writing, no fluency,
is counted to his credit in it, nor any improvisation.
No skill counted for him, nor any facility.
تَشَاكَلَmatched one another خَلْقُهُhis outward form والخُلْقُand the character مِنْهُin him
تَشَاكَلَ خَلْقُهُ والخُلْقُ مِنْهُ
فَبَاطِنُهُso his inward nature وَظَاهِرُهُand his outward appearance شَبِيْهُalike
فَبَاطِنُهُ وَظَاهِرُهُ شَبِيْهُ
His outward form and character match one another;
His nature and creation are all of a kind,
so his inward nature and outward appearance are alike.
His inward and outward self you'll find.
كَأَنَّas though دَوَاتَهُhis inkwell مِنْfrom رِيْقِthe saliva فِيْهِhis mouth
كَأَنَّ دَوَاتَهُ مِنْ رِيْقِ فِيْهِ
تُلاَقُis filled with ink فَرِيْحُهَاso its smell رِيْحٌa smell كَرِيْهُfoul
تُلاَقُ فَرِيْحُهَا رِيْحٌ كَرِيْهُ
As though his inkwell, with saliva from his mouth,
It's as though his pens were dipped in spittle inside
were filled—so its smell is a foul stench.
Whose odor if wafted would be far from nice!
Sol 6.1