ما اِسمٌ لِحَيٍّ وَمَيتٍ

ما اِسمٌ لِحَيٍّ وَمَيتٍ

يُرى وَبَرّ وَبَحرِ

يُرى وَبَرّ وَبَحرِ

What name for a living being and a dead one

is found for land and sea as well?

اِسمانِ وَاِسمٌ وَفِعلٌ

اِسمانِ وَاِسمٌ وَفِعلٌ

إِن شِئتَ مِن غَيرِ نُكرِ

إِن شِئتَ مِن غَيرِ نُكرِ

Two nouns—or a noun and a verb,

if you wish, without objection;

وَإِن تَشَأ كانَ فِعلَيـ

وَإِن تَشَأ كانَ فِعلَيـ

ـنِ فِعلَ نَهيٍ وَأَمرِ

ـنِ فِعلَ نَهيٍ وَأَمرِ

and if you wish, it would be two verbs—

a verb of prohibition and one of command.