وَإِنّand indeed بَنيthe sons of الصوّافِal-Sawwaf زينُthe adornment of ذَويthose endowed with النُّهىreason
وَإِنّ بَني الصوّافِ زينُ ذَوي النُّهى
وَهُمand they نُخبَةُthe cream of العَلياnobility وَهُمand they أَنجُمُthe stars of الزَّمَنْthe age
وَهُم نُخبَةُ العَليا وَهُم أَنجُمُ الزَّمَنْ
And indeed, the sons of al-Sawwaf are the adornment of the discerning.
They are the cream of nobility, and they are the stars of the age.
وَلَستَand you are not تَرىyou see فيهِمamong them وَلَمand not تَكُyou were رائِياًseeing
وَلَستَ تَرى فيهِم وَلَم تَكُ رائِياً
سِوىexcept كاملٍa perfect man يَحويpossesses المَحاسِنَvirtues والفِطنْand keen wits
سِوى كاملٍ يَحوي المَحاسِنَ والفِطنْ
You see none among them, nor have you ever seen,
except a perfect man possessing virtues and keen wits.
فَشِمْso look for حَسَناًHasan (also: a good man) فيهِمamong them تَراهُyou see him جَميعَهمall of them
فَشِمْ حَسَناً فيهِم تَراهُ جَميعَهم
وَكلُّand all بَنيthe sons of الصوّافal-Sawwaf بَينَamong الوَرىhumankind حَسَنْgood
وَكلُّ بَني الصوّاف بَينَ الوَرى حَسَنْ
So look for Hasan among them: you will see him in them all;
and every son of al-Sawwaf is good among humankind.