وهنيتهand I congratulated him وحياًan inspiration منof الشعرpoetry لمnot يلقhas delivered
وهنيته وحياً من الشعر لم يلق
بالفاظin the words of غيريsomeone other than me عندكin your presence غيركanyone other than you درُسهits lesson
بالفاظ غيري عندك غيرك درُسه
And I congratulated him with inspired verse; no one has delivered
Its lesson in another’s words before you, except you.
صحيفتهits page قلبيmy heart إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle كتبتهI write it
صحيفته قلبي إذا ما كتبته
وأقلامهand its pens الأفكارthoughts والطبعand innate poetic talent نفسهits soul
وأقلامه الأفكار والطبع نفسه
Its page is my heart whenever I write it,
And its pens are thoughts, and its soul is innate poetic talent.
Sol 6.1