جردdraw forth لشخصكfor yourself ناقداa critic
جرد لشخصك ناقدا
منfrom نفسهhis own self وانقدand criticize عليهupon him
من نفسه وانقد عليه
Draw forth a critic for yourself,
Strip yourself bare of self, become
from your own self, and pass judgment on him.
Your own critic; look at all you do
ماnot كانwas ضربهhis blow مؤلماpainful
ما كان ضربه مؤلما
منone who كانwas صوتهhis voice فيin يديهhis two hands
من كان صوته في يديه
His blow was not painful—
With eyes alert for pain. How hard we hit
he whose voice was in his hands.
Ourselves! Our voices can bring ourselves down too.
فأقمso appoint سواكsomeone other than you مقامin place of نفfirst fragment of 'yourself'
فأقم سواك مقام نف
سكremaining fragment of 'yourself' ناقداas a critic وانظرand look اليهto him
سك ناقدا وانظر اليه
So appoint another in place of your-
Stand in your own place, look at yourself,
self as critic, and look to him:
Become your own impartial judge; just see
فيin النقدcriticism بالزنبورwith the wasp قدindeed
في النقد بالزنبور قد
قتلkilled الكسائيal-Kisa'i سيبويهSibawayh
قتل الكسائي سيبويه
In criticism, with the wasp, indeed
Yourself with eyes that, like the wasp, can kill
al-Kisa'i killed Sibawayh.
Sibawayh as his critic did, fatally.
Sol 6.1