«فَمَا عَلَى التِّبْرِ عَارٌ فِي النَّارِ حِينَ يُقَلَّبُ»
Gold incurs no disgrace when it is turned over in the fire.
Tibr refers to raw or unworked gold; ʿār is shame or disgrace; yuqallab is a passive imperfect verb, “is turned repeatedly.”
The heat of refining does not make gold dishonourable. Likewise, passing through hardship need not diminish a person's worth. The analogy is fire = testing and gold = a valuable character.
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The Ḥulwān Maqāmah: Recognition and the Turns of Fortune
«فَمَا عَلَى التِّبْرِ عَارٌ فِي النَّارِ حِينَ يُقَلَّبُ»
Gold incurs no disgrace when it is turned over in the fire.
Tibr refers to raw or unworked gold; ʿār is shame or disgrace; yuqallab is a passive imperfect verb, “is turned repeatedly.”
The heat of refining does not make gold dishonourable. Likewise, passing through hardship need not diminish a person's worth. The analogy is fire = testing and gold = a valuable character.