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