إِنif كانَis شَكلُكَyour appearance غَيرَnot مُتَّفَقٍharmonious
إِن كانَ شَكلُكَ غَيرَ مُتَّفَقٍ
فَكَذاso likewise خِلالُكَyour traits غَيرَnot مُؤتَلِفَهin harmony
فَكَذا خِلالُكَ غَيرَ مُؤتَلِفَه
If your appearance is out of harmony,
So too your traits are out of harmony.
مِنfrom عُصبَةٍa band شَتّىdiverse إِذاwhen اِجتَمَعواthey gather
مِن عُصبَةٍ شَتّى إِذا اِجتَمَعوا
شَبَّهتُI likened دارَكُمُyour house بِهِbecause of it عَرَفَهArafah
شَبَّهتُ دارَكُمُ بِهِ عَرَفَه
You come from a motley band; when they gather,
I liken your house, with them there, to Arafah.
صُوِّرتَyou were fashioned مِنfrom نُطَفٍdrops of semen قَدِhad اِختَلَفَتdiffered
صُوِّرتَ مِن نُطَفٍ قَدِ اِختَلَفَت
فَأَتَتso emerged خِلالُكَyour traits وَهيَwhile they were مُختَلِفَهdiscordant
فَأَتَت خِلالُكَ وَهيَ مُختَلِفَه
You were fashioned from differing drops of semen,
So your traits emerged at odds with one another.
فَوَرَثتَso you inherited مِنfrom ذاthis one قُبحَthe ugliness مَنظَرِهِof his appearance
فَوَرَثتَ مِن ذا قُبحَ مَنظَرِهِ
وَوَرَثتَand you inherited ذاكَthat one خَناهُhis obscenity أَوor صَلَفَهhis arrogance
وَوَرَثتَ ذاكَ خَناهُ أَو صَلَفَه
So from this one you inherited his ugly looks,
And from that one his obscenity or arrogance.
عَيَّرتَنيyou taunted me أَنbecause رُحتُI went about فيin سَمَلٍa tattered garment
عَيَّرتَني أَن رُحتُ في سَمَلٍ
وَالدُرُyet the pearl لاdoes not تُزريdetract بِهِfrom it الصَدفَهthe shell
وَالدُرُ لا تُزري بِهِ الصَدفَه
You taunted me for going about in a tattered garment,
Yet the shell does not diminish the pearl.