قُلْsay لِلفَتَىto the young man السَّعْدِيِّal-Saʿdi أَفضلُthe finest مَنthose who لَهُhe has
قُلْ لِلفَتَى السَّعْدِيِّ أَفضلُ مَن لَهُ
فيin الصَّدفَتَيْنِthe two shells قَرِينَةٌa rhymed prose phrase أَوor قَافيَهa rhyme
في الصَّدفَتَيْنِ قَرِينَةٌ أَو قَافيَه
Say to young al-Saʿdi, the finest of those who have
Tell the fortunate youth, who is superior
Within the two shells a rhymed prose phrase or a rhyme:
To the one who in couplets finds a mate or rhyme?
مَنwho ذاthis one يُجارِيrivals فيكَin you بَحْراًa sea زاخِراًsurging
مَن ذا يُجارِي فيكَ بَحْراً زاخِراً
صَارَتْbecame بهِwith it السَّبْعُthe seven البِحارُthe seas ثَمانِيَهeight
صَارَتْ بهِ السَّبْعُ البِحارُ ثَمانِيَه
Who can rival the surging sea in you?
Who can rival you, an abundant sea
With it, the seven seas have become eight.
To which the seven oceans are made eight?
أَناI عنهُfrom him راوِيةٌa reciter of poetry وحَمَّادٌand Hammad لهُfor him
أَنا عنهُ راوِيةٌ وحَمَّادٌ لهُ
خَلَّفْتُI left behind حَمَّاداًHammad يَسِيرُwalks وَرائيَهbehind me
خَلَّفْتُ حَمَّاداً يَسِيرُ وَرائيَه
I am a reciter of his verse, and his Hammad;
I transmit him while Hammad transmits for him,
I have left Hammad walking behind me.
Leaving Hammad behind me, following in my steps.
Sol 6.1