ياO مَنyou who تَخَصَّصَwas distinguished بِالتَعجرُفِby arrogance طَبعُهُhis nature
يا مَن تَخَصَّصَ بِالتَعجرُفِ طَبعُهُ
لَوif كُنتَyou were رُؤبَةَRuʾbah كُنتَyou would be دونَbeneath الدونِthe lowliest
لَو كُنتَ رُؤبَةَ كُنتَ دونَ الدونِ
O you whose nature is marked by arrogance,
Even if you were Ruʾbah, you would be beneath the lowliest.
كُنbe فيin الخُسونَةِroughness حينَwhen تَشعُرُyou compose verse غايَةًthe utmost
كُن في الخُسونَةِ حينَ تَشعُرُ غايَةً
وَدَعِand leave alone الَّذيthe one who هُوَhe غايَةٌthe utmost فيin اللينِsmoothness
وَدَعِ الَّذي هُوَ غايَةٌ في اللينِ
Be the utmost in roughness when you compose verse,
and leave alone the one who is the utmost in smoothness.
إِنif قِستَنيyou compare me بِكَwith yourself فيin الصِناعَةِthe craft ياO فَتىyoung man
إِن قِستَني بِكَ في الصِناعَةِ يا فَتى
فَلَقَدthen indeed أَقَستَyou have compared التِبرَgold dust بِالسَرقينِwith dung
فَلَقَد أَقَستَ التِبرَ بِالسَرقينِ
If you compare me with yourself in the craft, young man,
then you have indeed compared gold dust with dung.
Sol 6.1