ياO إماماًimam لمnot يزلcease فيin الفضexcellence (first fragment)
يا إماماً لم يزل في الفض
لcompletion of 'excellence' ذاpossessing كفa hand صناعيskillful
ل ذا كف صناعي
O imam, who has never ceased in excel—
O imam, who has always, in excel-
—lence, possessed of a craftsman’s hand,
-lence, possessed a skillful hand,
باهرdazzling قولاًin speech وفعلاًand in deed
باهر قولاً وفعلاً
فيin عيانdirect sight وسماعand hearing
في عيان وسماع
dazzling in word and deed,
Dazzling in word and deed,
to sight and hearing alike:
In sight and hearing:
ماwhat اسمname ذيone possessing حجمsize لطيفsmall
ما اسم ذي حجم لطيف
بينamong أيديhands القومthe people ساعيcirculating
بين أيدي القوم ساعي
What is the name of one slight in size,
What is the name of something small in size,
passing among the people’s hands,
Passing among people's hands,
ناحلslender أصفرyellow منfrom
ناحل أصفر من
غيرwithout سقامsickness وارتياعand fright
غير سقام وارتياع
lean and yellow, from
Slender and yellow, but not
no illness or fright;
From sickness or fright,
وهوand it is مصريEgyptian ومطبand stamped (first fragment)
وهو مصري ومطب
وعcompletion of 'stamped' لذيذdelightful الاجتماعcompany
وع لذيذ الاجتماع
it is Egyptian and mint—
And Egyptian, and stam-
—ed, delightful to amass;
-ped, delightful in company,
وهوand it is فيin الخطwriting خماسfive-lettered (first fragment)
وهو في الخط خماس
يcompletion of 'five-lettered' وفيand in اللفظpronunciation رباعيfour-lettered
ي وفي اللفظ رباعي
and in writing it is five-letter—
And in writing five-
—ed, and in speech four?
-lettered, but four-lettered in speech?
Sol 6.1