وهنيتهand I congratulated him وحياًa revelation منof الشعرpoetry لمhas not يلقrecited
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 a revelation of verse; no one has recited
Its lesson before you in words other than mine, except you.
صحيفتهits page قلبيmy heart إذاwhen ماemphasis after 'when' كتبتهI write it
صحيفته قلبي إذا ما كتبته
وأقلامهand its pens الأفكارthoughts والطبعand innate talent نفسهitself
وأقلامه الأفكار والطبع نفسه
Its page is my heart whenever I write it,
And its pens are thoughts and innate talent itself.
Sol 6.1