أَيُّهَاO الشَّاعِرُthe poet الْمُجِيدُthe accomplished تَدَبَّرْreflect
أَيُّهَا الشَّاعِرُ الْمُجِيدُ تَدَبَّرْ
وَاجْعَلِand make الْقَوْلَthe speech مِنْكَfrom you ذَاpossessing تَحْكِيمِsound judgment
وَاجْعَلِ الْقَوْلَ مِنْكَ ذَا تَحْكِيمِ
O accomplished poet, reflect,
O great and noble poet, be thoughtful
and let your speech be guided by sound judgment.
And let your words be full of wisdom
لاdo not تَذُمَّdisparage اللَّئِيمَthe base person وَامْدَحْand praise كَرِيماًa noble person
لا تَذُمَّ اللَّئِيمَ وَامْدَحْ كَرِيماً
إِنَّindeed مَدْحَpraise of الْكَرِيمِthe noble person ذَمُّdisparagement of اللَّئِيمِthe base person
إِنَّ مَدْحَ الْكَرِيمِ ذَمُّ اللَّئِيمِ
Do not disparage the base; praise a noble person,
Do not blame the ignoble, but praise the noble
for praising the noble is disparaging the base.
For to praise the noble is to blame the ignoble
Sol 6.1