قالَsaid عَلِيُّAli بنُson of أَبيAbu (father of) طالِبٍTalib
قالَ عَلِيُّ بنُ أَبي طالِبٍ
وَهوَand he was اللَبيبُthe wise one الفَطِنُthe perceptive one المُتقِنُthe accomplished one
وَهوَ اللَبيبُ الفَطِنُ المُتقِنُ
Ali ibn Abi Talib said—
Ali ibn Abi Talib said,
and he was wise, perceptive, and accomplished—
And he is the intelligent, perceptive, and proficient one:
قيمَةُthe worth of كُلِّevery اِمرِئٍperson عِندناin our estimation
قيمَةُ كُلِّ اِمرِئٍ عِندنا
وَعِندَand in the estimation of كُلِّall الناسِpeople ماwhat يُحسِنُhe does well
وَعِندَ كُلِّ الناسِ ما يُحسِنُ
“The worth of every person, in our eyes
The value of every person to us
and in the eyes of all people, is what he does well.”
And to all people is what he excels at.