حاجيتكمI pose you all a riddle ماwhat اسمُname عَلَمproper name
حاجيتكم ما اسمُ عَلَم
ذوhaving نسبةan affiliation إلىto العجمthe non-Arabs
ذو نسبة إلى العجم
I pose you a riddle: what proper name
Your longing is not the name of a standard
is linked to the non-Arabs?
With a pedigree tracing back to non-Arabs
يخبرُinforms الحبيبthe beloved هوit بالتby the… (split word begins)
يخبرُ الحبيب هو بالت
صحيفِalteration of letter dots (split word ends) أوor بدءُthe beginning قَسَمan oath
صحيفِ أو بدءُ قَسَم
It informs the beloved by
It is your beloved who tells truly
altering the letter dots, or is the beginning of an oath.
In letters or at the start of a conversation
دونكهhere it is for you أوضحclearer منthan
دونكه أوضح من
نارٍa fire علىon رأسthe summit عَلَمa mountain
نارٍ على رأس عَلَم
Here you have it—clearer than
It is clearer to you than
a fire atop a mountain.
A fire atop a flagpole
Sol 6.1