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Many a grammarian appeared with a mark on his cheek,

رب نحوي بدا في خده

1. Many a grammarian appeared with a mark on his cheek,
Like an elevated 'lam', so lofty and eminent.

١. رُبَّ نحويّ بدَا في خدِّه
عارض كاللام ما أعلى وأسنى

2. I asked, “What is this elegantly curved blackness?”
He said, “A letter that came to adorn the meaning.”

٢. قلت ما هذا السواد المنتحى
قال حرف جاء في الحسن لمعنى