عودتyou trained كفكyour palm بسطاًopening فيin السماحgenerosity فماso you did not
عودت كفك بسطاً في السماح فما
قبضتyou closed it إلاexcept علىupon القرطاسthe paper والقلمand the pen
قبضت إلا على القرطاس والقلم
You have trained your palm to open in generosity, so you have never
Your hand unfurled in generosity, yet
closed it except around paper and pen.
Grasped only pen and paper to write.
أليسis it not بدعاًa marvel إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جدتyou gave generously فيin زمنthe time of الthe
أليس بدعاً إذا ما جدت في زمن ال
صبىyouth بماwith what قصرتfell short عنهof it يداthe two hands of هرمHaram
صبى بما قصرت عنه يدا هرم
Is it not a marvel that you gave freely, in the days of
Is it not strange, that in an age where no
youth, what Haram's two hands fell short of giving?
Young men reach what aged hands grasp in vain?
Sol 6.1