قولواtell لناto us منwho فيamong الأكاthe Khos- (word fragment)
قولوا لنا من في الأكا
سرة-rows (word continuation) الملوكthe kings ومنand who تلاناfollowed us
سرة الملوك ومن تلانا
Tell us: who among the Khosrow
Tell us who among the Khos-
kings—or among those who came after us—
rows—the kings—and who followed us,
كانwas اسمهhis name ذاthis الاسمthe name أوor
كان اسمه ذا الاسم أو
فيamong العربthe Arabs والعجمand the non-Arabs ابتداناpreceded us
في العرب والعجم ابتدانا
ever bore this very name, or did it
Bore this name, or
first arise with us among Arabs and non-Arabs?
Among Arabs and non-Arabs preceded us,
سمّيwas named أماناAmānā لمdid not ترىyou see
سمّي أمانا لم ترى
إلاexcept مليليحاa pretty little fellow سماناplump
إلا مليليحا سمانا
He was called Amān—you have never seen
Was called Amānā? You have seen none
any but a winsome, plump little fellow.
But a plump little charmer.
إنindeed النبيطthe Nabataeans لهاfor them اشتقاقan etymology
إن النبيط لها اشتقاق
يجيدdoes well فيin اللفظthe wording البياناexplanation
يجيد في اللفظ البيانا
Indeed, the Nabataeans have an etymology for it
Indeed, the Nabataeans have an etymology
that makes the fingertips deft in expression.
That explains the wording eloquently.
Sol 6.1