ومليح علم الخليل يعاني

ومليح علم الخليل يعاني

ليته لو غدا خليل خليع

ليته لو غدا خليل خليع

And a handsome man applies himself to al-Khalil’s science;

The wise Khalil was suffering

if only he would become a libertine’s companion!

If only he would become a wicked Khalil

رمت وصلا منه فقال لحاظي

رمت وصلا منه فقال لحاظي

ناطقات بأحرف التقطيع

ناطقات بأحرف التقطيع

I sought union with him; he said, “My glances

I threw him a rope of connection, but he said to my embracer

speak in the letters of scansion.”

Speakers of the letters of parsing