أرىI see كلَّevery ذيpossessor of عَيْبٍa fault ونَقْصٍand a shortcoming لقدindeed عَلاَhas risen
أرى كلَّ ذي عَيْبٍ ونَقْصٍ لقد عَلاَ
علىabove كلِّevery حُرٍnoble man بالفضائلِby virtues كُمِّلاَmade perfect
على كلِّ حُرٍ بالفضائلِ كُمِّلاَ
I see that every man of fault and imperfection has risen
I see that everyone with faults and shortcomings has indeed risen
above every noble man whom virtues have perfected.
above every noble man perfected by virtues.
كذلكthus عاداتُthe ways الزمانِof time لأجْلِbecause of ذاthis
كذلك عاداتُ الزمانِ لأجْلِ ذا
صفاتُadjectives عُيوبِdefects الخلقِof humankind فيin الوَزْنِthe morphological pattern أفْعَلاَafʿal
صفاتُ عُيوبِ الخلقِ في الوَزْنِ أفْعَلاَ
Such are the ways of Time; for this very reason,
Such are the ways of time; for this reason,
adjectives denoting mankind’s defects follow the pattern afʿal.
adjectives for human defects take the pattern afʿal.
Sol 6.1