الطيبperfume يهدىis given as a gift وتستهدىand are sought as gifts طرائفهits rare varieties
الطيب يهدى وتستهدى طرائفه
وأشرفand the noblest الناسpeople يهديgives as a gift أشرفthe noblest الطيبperfume
وأشرف الناس يهدي أشرف الطيب
Perfume is given as a gift, and its rarest kinds are sought as gifts;
Perfume is given as a gift, and its rare varieties are sought as gifts;
and the noblest of people gives the noblest perfume.
And the noblest of people gives the noblest perfume.
والمسكand musk أشبهmost similar شيءthing بالشبابto youth فهبso give
والمسك أشبه شيء بالشباب فهب
شبهthe likeness of الشبابyouth لبعضto some of العصبةthe company الشيبthe gray-haired
شبه الشباب لبعض العصبة الشيب
Musk is the thing most like youth—so grant
And musk is the thing most like youth, so give
the semblance of youth to some of the grey-haired company.
The likeness of youth to some of the gray-haired company.
