إِنَّindeed الفَقيرَthe poor man وَإِنand even if نَمَتennobled
إِنَّ الفَقيرَ وَإِن نَمَت
هُhim مَكارِمٌnoble qualities وَفَضائِلُand virtues
هُ مَكارِمٌ وَفَضائِلُ
Indeed, the poor man—even if ennobled
by noble qualities and virtues—
لاnot يُستَعانُhelp is sought بِهِfrom him وَلاand not
لا يُستَعانُ بِهِ وَلا
يُعباheed is paid بِماto what هُوَhe قائِلُsays
يُعبا بِما هُوَ قائِلُ
is not called upon for help, nor
is heed paid to what he says.
لَوif كانَhe were سَحبانَSahban البَلاthe elo- (first part of 'eloquence')
لَو كانَ سَحبانَ البَلا
غَةِ-quence (completion of 'eloquence') أَنكَرَتهُwould disown him وائِلُWa'il
غَةِ أَنكَرَتهُ وائِلُ
Were he Sahban of elo-
quence, Wa'il would disown him;
أَوor كانَhe were قَسّاًQuss فيin الفَصاthe elo- (first part of 'eloquence')
أَو كانَ قَسّاً في الفَصا
حَةِ-quence (completion of 'eloquence') قيلَit would be said هَذاthis باقِلُBaqil
حَةِ قيلَ هَذا باقِلُ
or were he Quss in elo-
quence, it would be said: 'This is Baqil.'
Sol 6.1