أياO منone whose أحاجيهِhis riddles
أيا من أحاجيهِ
شآبيبُshowers الحِجَىof intellect تَسنَحspring forth
شآبيبُ الحِجَى تَسنَح
O you whose riddles
O you whose riddles
are showers of wit springing forth,
The young men's minds torment
أَجِبanswer ماwhat قولُthe saying of مَنthe one who حاجاposed riddles to
أَجِب ما قولُ مَن حاجا
كَyou ياO مَنone who قدalready نَسِيhas forgotten إِسمَحbe forgiving
كَ يا مَن قد نَسِي إِسمَح
Answer: what says the one who has posed riddles to
Answer what the plea of one pleading says
you? O you who have forgotten, be forgiving.
Like you who has forgotten their name
Sol 6.1