لمّاwhen تَعذّرَgrew cheek-down قالhe said ليto me كلّall of الحِمىthe protected pasture
لمّا تَعذّرَ قال لي كلّ الحِمى
أَإِلىonto (interrogative) صَحيفةِthe page of وَجنتَيّmy two cheeks نسختَهُyou copied it
أَإِلى صَحيفةِ وَجنتَيّ نسختَهُ
When his cheek-down sprouted, he said to me, “The whole protected pasture—
have you copied it onto the page of my two cheeks?”
وأشارَand he gestured ليto me أرِّخْcompose a chronogram for عِذاريmy cheek-down طالعاًsprouting
وأشارَ لي أرِّخْ عِذاري طالعاً
فَأَجبتُهso I answered him أرّختُهI dated it أرّختُهُI dated it
فَأَجبتُه أرّختُه أرّختُهُ
And he gestured to me: “Compose a chronogram for my sprouting cheek-down.”
So I answered him: “I dated it; I dated it.”
Sol 6.1