أَحسَنُ ما في صالِحٍ وَجهُهُ

أَحسَنُ ما في صالِحٍ وَجهُهُ

فَقِس عَلى الغائِبِ بِالشاهِدِ

فَقِس عَلى الغائِبِ بِالشاهِدِ

The best thing about Salih is his face;

The best thing about Salih is his face

so judge the unseen by the seen.

So judge the absent by the present

تَأَمَّلَت عَيني لَهُ خِلقَةً

تَأَمَّلَت عَيني لَهُ خِلقَةً

تَدعو إِلى تَزنِيَةِ الوالِدِ

تَدعو إِلى تَزنِيَةِ الوالِدِ

My eye contemplated his physical form,

My eyes observed in him a nature

which calls for accusing his father of adultery.

That calls for cherishing the parent