دَعleave عَنكَaway from you قِسطاسَthe scales اللِسانِthe tongue وَلاand do not تَزنweigh
دَع عَنكَ قِسطاسَ اللِسانِ وَلا تَزن
مَنanyone whom كُنتyou were تَحسَبُyou consider راجِحاًweightier أَوor ناقِصاdeficient
مَن كُنت تَحسَبُ راجِحاً أَو ناقِصا
Set aside the tongue’s scales, and do not weigh
Leave off the scales of tongues, do not weigh
anyone you deemed weighty or wanting.
Those you deemed lacking or having sway
وَإِذاand when نَقدتَyou appraise فَكُنthen be نُحاساًcopper وَليَكُنand let be
وَإِذا نَقدتَ فَكُن نُحاساً وَليَكُن
مَنthe one whom كُنتَyou were تُبصُرِهُyou behold him لُجَيناsilver خالِصاpure
مَن كُنتَ تُبصُرِهُ لُجَينا خالِصا
And when you appraise, be copper, and let
When assaying be true brass, let men be
the one you beheld be pure silver.
As you envisioned them, pure and free
Sol 6.1