لَستُI am not (apparently intended: you are not) بِتَزيينكby your adorning مُستقبحunsightly الصthe… (fragment of 'the appearance')
لَستُ بِتَزيينك مُستقبح الص
صورةappearance فيamong الناسpeople تَنالyou attain الجَمالbeauty
صورة في الناس تَنال الجَمال
You do not, by adorning an unsightly
I do not disfigure your image among people
appearance, attain beauty among people.
A beautiful appearance earns beauty
وَلاnor بِجَمعby amassing المالwealth ياO أَحمَقاًfool
وَلا بِجَمع المال يا أَحمَقاً
تَنالyou attain مِنfrom أُخراكyour hereafter حُسنgoodness المَآلthe final outcome
تَنال مِن أُخراك حُسن المَآل
Nor by amassing wealth, O fool,
Nor, O fool, by amassing wealth
do you attain a good outcome in your hereafter.
Will you attain goodness in the end
إِنّindeed جَمالbeauty المَرءthe person أَفعالهtheir deeds الthe (continued in the next line)
إِنّ جَمال المَرء أَفعاله ال
حسناgood إِذاwhen اِزدانَتbecame adorned بِحُسنwith the goodness of الخلالcharacter traits
حسنا إِذا اِزدانَت بِحُسن الخلال
A person's beauty lies in their deeds—the
Indeed, a man's beauty is his good deeds
good ones, when adorned with noble traits.
When adorned with virtuous qualities
هَذاthis وَهَلand does…? يَرفَعraise قَدرthe standing of الفَتىthe young man
هَذا وَهَل يَرفَع قَدر الفَتى
مَجداًin glory سِوىexcept مُستَأثِراتdistinguishing qualities الكَمالperfection
مَجداً سِوى مُستَأثِرات الكَمال
This is so; and what raises a young man's standing
And does anything raise a young man's worth
in glory, except the distinguishing qualities of perfection?
Except qualities of perfection?
Sol 6.1