أَلنَّقدُcriticism عِلْمٌa science تُزَكِّيهِvalidates it نَزَاهَتُهُits integrity
أَلنَّقدُ عِلْمٌ تُزَكِّيهِ نَزَاهَتُهُ
وَلَيْسَand does not إِلاَّexcept لِحُكْمِto the judgment of العَقْلِreason يَنقَادُsubmit
وَلَيْسَ إِلاَّ لِحُكْمِ العَقْلِ يَنقَادُ
Criticism is a science validated by its integrity,
and submits only to the judgment of reason.
لاَnot يَحْمَدُpraises القَوْمُthe people نَقَّاداًa critic يُضَامُis wronged بِهِby him
لاَ يَحْمَدُ القَوْمُ نَقَّاداً يُضَامُ بِهِ
خِيَارُهُمْtheir finest فَهْوَfor he مِثْلُlike المَوْتdeath نَقَّادُa critic
خِيَارُهُمْ فَهْوَ مِثْلُ المَوْت نَقَّادُ
The people do not praise a critic who wrongs
their finest—for he is a critic like death.
Sol 6.1