خاطَsewed ليfor me عَمروAmr قِباa robe
خاطَ لي عَمرو قِبا
لَيتَwould that عَينَيهِhis two eyes سِواalike
لَيتَ عَينَيهِ سِوا
Amr sewed a robe for me.
Amr sewed me a cloak
Would that his two eyes were alike!
If only his eyes were even
قُلتُI said شِعراًverse لَيسَnot يَدريhe knows
قُلتُ شِعراً لَيسَ يَدري
أَمَديحٌis it praise? أَمor هِجاsatire
أَمَديحٌ أَم هِجا
I uttered verse; he does not know
I said a poem he doesn't know
Whether it is praise or satire.
Is it praise or satire
Sol 6.1