وَمَليحٍand a handsome one لَهُhe has رَقيبٌa watcher قَبيحٌugly
وَمَليحٍ لَهُ رَقيبٌ قَبيحٌ
يَتَعَنّىsuffers وَغَيرُهُand another besides him يَتَهَنّىenjoys himself
يَتَعَنّى وَغَيرُهُ يَتَهَنّى
And a handsome one has an ugly watcher;
With a fair one watching, foully doth he fare
He suffers, while another enjoys himself.
Who joyeth while the other grieveth there.
لَيسَthere is not فيهِin him مَعنىًa meaning يُقالُis spoken of وَلَكِنand yet
لَيسَ فيهِ مَعنىً يُقالُ وَلَكِن
هُوَhe عِندَin the view of النَحاةِthe grammarians جاءَcame لَمَعنىfor a meaning
هُوَ عِندَ النَحاةِ جاءَ لَمَعنى
There is no meaning in him to speak of, yet
No meaning here is for our hearing, yet
To grammarians, he has “come for a meaning.”
With grammarians it purpose doth beget.
Sol 6.1