ياOh! لَهاfor it مِنof قِصَّةٍa tale مُعجِبَةٍastonishing
يا لَها مِن قِصَّةٍ مُعجِبَةٍ
ماnot أَراهاI deem it فيunder قَضاءٍa ruling جائِزَهpermissible
ما أَراها في قَضاءٍ جائِزَه
What an astonishing tale!
I do not deem it permissible under any ruling.
ماnot رَأىsaw الراؤونَthose who see مِثلىlike me شاعِراًa poet
ما رَأى الراؤونَ مِثلى شاعِراً
أَخَذَtook المَمدوحُthe man praised مِنهُfrom him الجائِزَهthe prize
أَخَذَ المَمدوحُ مِنهُ الجائِزَه
Never have people seen a poet like me,
from whom the man he praised took the prize.
Sol 6.1