إِذَاif سَتَرَconceals الْفَقْرُpoverty امْرَأًa man ذَاpossessing نَبَاهَةٍdistinction
إِذَا سَتَرَ الْفَقْرُ امْرَأً ذَا نَبَاهَةٍ
فَلاthen there is no بُدَّalternative يَوْماًone day أَنْto يُشِيدَspeak highly بِهِof him الْفَضْلُmerit
فَلا بُدَّ يَوْماً أَنْ يُشِيدَ بِهِ الْفَضْلُ
If poverty conceals a man of distinction,
Then merit must one day extol him.
فَإِنَّfor indeed لَهِيبَthe flame النَّارِof fire مَهْمَاhowever كَفَأْتَهُyou overturn it
فَإِنَّ لَهِيبَ النَّارِ مَهْمَا كَفَأْتَهُ
إِلَىtoward أَسْفَلٍa lower position قَسْراًforcibly فَلاthen there is no بُدَّalternative أَنْto يَعْلُوrise
إِلَى أَسْفَلٍ قَسْراً فَلا بُدَّ أَنْ يَعْلُو
For the flame of fire, however you turn it
Forcibly downward, must rise.
Sol 6.1