شاعرٌa poet أخرجproduced نصفاًa half-coin زغلاًcounterfeit
شاعرٌ أخرج نصفاً زغلاً
عندَat خبازٍa baker’s فلماand when أنْa linking particle عُرِفْit was recognized
عندَ خبازٍ فلما أنْ عُرِفْ
A poet produced a counterfeit half-coin
A poet gave a worthless coin
at a baker’s; when it was recognized,
To a baker, who recognized it was fake
قيلَit was said هذاthis جائزٌacceptable; permissible قالَhe said نعمْyes
قيلَ هذا جائزٌ قالَ نعمْ
يصرفُspends; declines a noun الشاعرُthe poet مالاwhat does not ينصرفْcirculate; be declined grammatically
يصرفُ الشاعرُ مالا ينصرفْ
they asked, “Is this acceptable?” He said, “Yes—
When told it was permissible, he said “Yes”
a poet spends what will not circulate.”
The poet spends what cannot be spent
Sol 6.1