وَأَسوَدَand a black man مافيهِno ... in him مِنَof الخَيرِgoodness خَصلَةٌa trait
وَأَسوَدَ مافيهِ مِنَ الخَيرِ خَصلَةٌ
لَهُhe has زَفرَةٌa sigh مِنfrom شَرِّهِhis wickedness وَشُواظُand a smokeless flame
لَهُ زَفرَةٌ مِن شَرِّهِ وَشُواظُ
And a black man, with not a single good trait in him:
From his wickedness come a sigh and a smokeless flame.
خَلائِقُهُhis character traits وَالفِعلُand the conduct وَالوَجهُand the face وَالقَفاand the nape
خَلائِقُهُ وَالفِعلُ وَالوَجهُ وَالقَفا
قَبائِحُugly things سوءٍevil كُلُّهاall of them وَغِلاظُand coarse
قَبائِحُ سوءٍ كُلُّها وَغِلاظُ
His traits, his conduct, his face, and his nape—
All are hideous, vile, and coarse.
غُرابٌa raven وَلَكِنand yet لَيسَdoes not يَستُرُconceal سَوأَةًa shameful thing
غُرابٌ وَلَكِن لَيسَ يَستُرُ سَوأَةً
وَكَلبٌand a dog وَلَكِنand yet لَيسَthere is no فيهِin him حِفاظُloyalty
وَكَلبٌ وَلَكِن لَيسَ فيهِ حِفاظُ
A raven, yet he conceals no shameful thing;
And a dog, yet there is no loyalty in him.