هُمthey قَعَدواthey sat down فَاِنتَقَواso they chose لَهُمfor themselves حَسَباًa noble pedigree
هُم قَعَدوا فَاِنتَقَوا لَهُم حَسَباً
يَجوزُpasses as genuine بَعدَafter العِشاءِnightfall فيamong العَرَبِthe Arabs
يَجوزُ بَعدَ العِشاءِ في العَرَبِ
They sat down and chose themselves a noble pedigree
that passes among the Arabs after nightfall,
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الصَباحُdawn لاحَshone لَهُupon it
حَتّى إِذا ما الصَباحُ لاحَ لَهُ
بَيَّنَbecame distinct سُتّوقُهُits counterfeit coin مِنَfrom الذَهَبِgold
بَيَّنَ سُتّوقُهُ مِنَ الذَهَبِ
until, when dawn shone upon it,
its counterfeit coin stood out from gold.
وَالناسُand people قَدalready أَصبَحواthey have become صَيارِفَةًmoney-changers
وَالناسُ قَد أَصبَحوا صَيارِفَةً
أَبصَرَmost discerning شَيءٍof all beings بِزِئبَقِconcerning the quicksilver of النَسَبِlineage
أَبصَرَ شَيءٍ بِزِئبَقِ النَسَبِ
And people have now become money-changers,
the keenest of all at judging lineage’s quicksilver.
Translation model: Sol 6.1