إذاif ماemphatic particle اصْطَنَعْتَyou took into your favor امرَأa man فلْيَكُنْthen let him be
إذا ما اصْطَنَعْتَ امرَأ فلْيَكُنْ
كريمَnoble النّجارstock; origin شريفَhonorable النَّسَبْlineage
كريمَ النّجار شريفَ النَّسَبْ
If you take a man into your favor, let him be
If you win a noble woman let her be
Of noble stock and honorable lineage.
Of honored lineage, virtuous pedigree
فَنَذلfor the base one الرِّجالِof men كَنذلِlike the worthless kind النَّباتِof plants
فَنَذل الرِّجالِ كَنذلِ النَّباتِ
فلاَso neither للثِّمارِfor fruit ولاnor للِحَطَبْfor firewood
فلاَ للثِّمارِ ولا للِحَطَبْ
For a base man is like a worthless plant:
For, like plants, are men of noble birth
Fit neither for fruit nor for firewood.
Bearing fruit, not just fuel for hearth