ركبتI embarked فيin البحرthe sea يوماًone day معwith أخيa brother in أدبٍletters; learning
ركبت في البحر يوماً مع أخي أدبٍ
فقالthen he said دعنيspare me منfrom قالٍ‘he said’ ومنand from قيلٍ‘it was said’
فقال دعني من قالٍ ومن قيلٍ
One day I sailed upon the sea with a brother in letters.
I rode upon the sea one day with my brother of good manners
He said, “Spare me ‘he said’ and ‘it was said’—
He said leave me be of what was said and told
شرحتyou opened up ياO بحرsea صدريmy breast; my heart اليومtoday قلتI said لهto him
شرحت يا بحر صدري اليوم قلت له
لاdo not تنكرdeny الشرحthe opening up; explanation ياO نحويgrammarian للنيلto the Nile
لا تنكر الشرح يا نحوي للنيل
You have opened my heart today, O sea!” I said to him:
I opened my heart today, oh sea, and said to it
“Do not deny the Nile its heart-opening power, O grammarian.”
Do not deny explanation, oh grammarian, to the Nile
Sol 6.1