مُكِبٌّabsorbed علىin النَّحوِgrammar يَنحوُhe proceeds بِهِby means of it
مُكِبٌّ على النَّحوِ يَنحوُ بِهِ
ليِسلَمَso that he may be safe فيin قَولِهِhis speech منfrom خَطَلْerror
ليِسلَمَ في قَولِهِ من خَطَلْ
Absorbed in grammar, he steers by it,
Bent over grammar, he moves with it,
to keep his speech free of error.
to keep his speech free of mistakes.
يقولُhe says أُقَوِّمُI correct زَيْغَdeviation اللِّسانِthe tongue
يقولُ أُقَوِّمُ زَيْغَ اللِّسانِ
فهلاَّthen why not يُقَوِّمُhe corrects زَيْغَdeviation العَمَلْconduct
فهلاَّ يُقَوِّمُ زَيْغَ العَمَلْ
He says, “I correct the tongue’s deviations.”
He says "I'll set right the tongue's deviations,"-
Then why does he not correct the deviations of his conduct?
why doesn't he set right crooked deeds?
Sol 6.1