وشادنٍand a fawn-like youth سألتُهُI asked him يعربُto parse grammatically ليfor me
وشادنٍ سألتُهُ يعربُ لي
شيئاًsomething وقصديَand my aim امتحانُtesting لُبِّهِhis wit
شيئاً وقصديَ امتحانُ لُبِّهِ
And a fawn-like youth I asked to parse for me
something, my aim being to test his wit.
قالَhe said سَبَتْcaptivated ملاحتيmy beauty عقولَكمyour minds
قالَ سَبَتْ ملاحتي عقولَكم
فعلٌa verb وفاعلٌand a subject ومفعولٌand an object بهِupon it
فعلٌ وفاعلٌ ومفعولٌ بهِ
He said, “My beauty has captivated your minds—
a verb, a subject, and a direct object.”
Sol 6.1