وَبَيَانٍand eloquence لِمِثلِهِfor its like يَرْفَعُlifts القَلْthe heart (first part)
وَبَيَانٍ لِمِثلِهِ يَرْفَعُ القَلْ
بُcompletion of 'heart' حِجَاباًa veil وَيَنْتَحُand pulls السَّمْعُhearing بَابَاa door
بُ حِجَاباً وَيَنْتَحُ السَّمْعُ بَابَا
And eloquence for whose like the heart lifts
a veil, and hearing pulls a door open;
ذُوpossessing معَانٍmeanings تَزِفُّparade as brides فيin حُلَلrobes الألفthe words (first part)
ذُو معَانٍ تَزِفُّ في حُلَل الألف
اظِcompletion of 'words' فيهاwithin them كَواعِباًfull-breasted maidens أَتْرابَاof equal age
اظِ فيها كَواعِباً أَتْرابَا
possessing meanings that parade in robes of words,
therein as full-breasted maidens of equal age.
بَلَغَتْthey attained مِنَin بلاغَةٍeloquence أشْرفَthe noblest الغَايَthe goals (first part)
بَلَغَتْ مِنَ بلاغَةٍ أشْرفَ الغَايَ
اتِcompletion of 'goals' لَمَّاwhen تَطَاوَلَتْthey vied for superiority أَنْسَابَاin lineage
اتِ لَمَّا تَطَاوَلَتْ أَنْسَابَا
They attained in eloquence the noblest goals
when they vied with one another in lineage.
Sol 6.1