أَيُّهاO الفاضِلُexcellent one الَّذيwho لَفظُهُhis speech الدُرpearls (word begins here)
أَيُّها الفاضِلُ الَّذي لَفظُهُ الدُر
رُcompletion of 'pearls' وَلَفظُand the speech الأَنامِhumankind كَالأَصدافِlike shells
رُ وَلَفظُ الأَنامِ كَالأَصدافِ
O excellent one, whose speech is pearls,
O you of virtue whose utterance is pearls
while the speech of humankind is like shells.
While people's speech is but empty shells
كَيفَhow تَلقىreach الأَنامُhumankind شَأوَكَyour level فيin الفَضexcellence (word begins here)
كَيفَ تَلقى الأَنامُ شَأوَكَ في الفَض
لِcompletion of 'excellence' وَإِنand even if شَبَّهوكَthey liken you فيin الأَوصافِqualities
لِ وَإِن شَبَّهوكَ في الأَوصافِ
How can humankind reach your level in excellence,
Why should people assail your merit falsely
even if they liken you to others in qualities?
Though in attributes they compare you to themselves
أَصلُorigin كُلِّall الأَنامِhumankind طينٌclay وَلَكِنand yet
أَصلُ كُلِّ الأَنامِ طينٌ وَلَكِن
أَنتَyou طينٌclay مِنfrom بَعدِafter ياءٍthe letter yāʾ وَقافِand the letter qāf
أَنتَ طينٌ مِن بَعدِ ياءٍ وَقافِ
All humankind originates in clay, but
The origin of all mankind is clay, but you
you are clay (ṭīn) preceded by yāʾ and qāf—a gourd (yaqṭīn).
Are clay distinguished by a Ya and Qaf.
Sol 6.1