خَيرُthe best الوَرىhumankind لِخِيارِto the best of الناسِpeople كُلِّهُمُall of them
خَيرُ الوَرى لِخِيارِ الناسِ كُلِّهُمُ
وَشَرُّهُمand the worst of them لِشِرارِto the worst of الناسِpeople سَوّارُSawwār
وَشَرُّهُم لِشِرارِ الناسِ سَوّارُ
To every good man, he is the best of humankind;
The best of humankind to all the best of people,
to the wicked, equally the worst of them.
and the worst of them to the worst of people, is Sawwār.
مُنَبَّهُillustrious الذِكرِrenown مَعلومٌknown طَرائِقُهُhis ways
مُنَبَّهُ الذِكرِ مَعلومٌ طَرائِقُهُ
كَالشَمسِlike the sun لاnot عَلَمٌa mountain فيupon رَأسِهِits summit نارُfire
كَالشَمسِ لا عَلَمٌ في رَأسِهِ نارُ
Renowned in name, his paths are guiding landmarks,
Illustrious in renown, his ways well known,
like the sun—not a mere fire upon a mountain peak.
like the sun—not a mountain with fire upon its summit.
