رأيتُI saw مملوكَهُhis slave المقرطقَclad in a short tunic فيin
رأيتُ مملوكَهُ المقرطقَ في
خدمتِهِhis service قائماًstanding فقلتُso I asked لِمَاwhy?
خدمتِهِ قائماً فقلتُ لِمَا
I saw his slave, clad in a short tunic, in
his service, standing; so I asked, “Why?”
قالَhe said لحملِto carry الدواةِthe inkwell قلتُI said لهto him
قالَ لحملِ الدواةِ قلتُ له
ماnot ذاكَthat إلاexcept ليحملَso he may carry القلماthe pen
ما ذاكَ إلا ليحملَ القلما
He said, “To carry the inkwell.” I said to him,
“That is only so he may carry the pen.”
Sol 6.1