وَكائِنand how many تَرىyou see مِنof صامِتٍa silent man لَكto you مُعجبimpressive
وَكائِن تَرى مِن صامِتٍ لَك مُعجب
زِيادَتهhis merit أَوor نَقصُهُhis deficiency فيin التَّكَلُّمِspeaking
زِيادَته أَو نَقصُهُ في التَّكَلُّمِ
How many a silent man you see and admire—
And how many a silent man you see who impresses you—
his merit, or his defect, lies in his speech.
His merit or deficiency is revealed in speech.
لِسانُtongue الفَتىthe young man نِصفٌa half وَنِصفٌand a half فُؤادهُhis heart
لِسانُ الفَتى نِصفٌ وَنِصفٌ فُؤادهُ
فَلمso did not تَبقَremain إِلّاexcept صورَةُthe form اللَّحمِthe flesh وَالدَّمِand the blood
فَلم تَبقَ إِلّا صورَةُ اللَّحمِ وَالدَّمِ
A young man is half his tongue and half his heart;
A young man's tongue is half of him, and his heart the other half;
what remains is merely a form of flesh and blood.
Then nothing remains but the form of flesh and blood.
