قالواthey said المعادنُmetals لاnot تشِفُّare transparent وَلَيسَand is not ذاthis
قالوا المعادنُ لا تشِفُّ وَلَيسَ ذا
حقاّtrue اذاif امعنتَyou ponder deeply فكرَthe thought بصيرِof a discerning person
حقاّ اذا امعنتَ فكرَ بصيرِ
They said, “Metals are not transparent”—but this is not
They say that metals do not heal, but that
true, if you ponder with a discerning mind.
Is not true if you reflect with insight
وانظرand look إلىat الدينارthe dinar فهوfor it is أَشَفُّthe most transparent ماwhat
وانظر إلى الدينار فهو أَشَفُّ ما
صنعتهُmade it أَهلthose skilled in الرَصدobservation وَالتَقديرِand calculation
صنعتهُ أَهل الرَصد وَالتَقديرِ
And look at the dinar: it is the most transparent thing
And look upon the dinar, it is the finest
made by those skilled in observation and calculation.
That those skilled in minting coins can create
مِنهُthrough it يُرىis seen الانسانa person فيin كبرٍlargeness وفيand in
مِنهُ يُرى الانسان في كبرٍ وفي
صِغَرٍsmallness فَفيهِfor in it مزيَّةa virtue التَصغيرdiminution
صِغَرٍ فَفيهِ مزيَّة التَصغير
Through it a person is seen magnified and
Through it, a man is seen in maturity and
diminished; for it has the virtue of diminution.
In youth, so it holds the virtue of scaling down
Sol 6.1