ياO مَنone who لهُfor him لذَكاهُfor his wit فيin
يا مَن لهُ لذَكاهُ في
شَوطِrace الحِجَىreason مَسرىًa course ومَسرَحand an arena
شَوطِ الحِجَى مَسرىً ومَسرَح
O you whose wit has, in
O you whose wit
the race of reason, a course and an arena,
In life's arena finds a playground!
ماwhat مثلُequivalent قوليmy saying ياO بخيلاًmiser
ما مثلُ قولي يا بخيلاً
فيin تحاجيهِits riddling اسمَحِbe generous اسمَحbe generous
في تحاجيهِ اسمَحِ اسمَح
What is the equivalent of my saying, “O miser,”
My verse resembles not, O niggard man,
in its riddling? Be generous, be generous.
Your banter - be forgiving, be forgiving!
Sol 6.1