قلمُthe pen الوَزيرِof the minister كَسَيفِهِlike his sword
قلمُ الوَزيرِ كَسَيفِهِ
هَذاthis one يَصولُcharges وَذاand that one يَطولُprevails
هَذا يَصولُ وَذا يَطولُ
The minister’s pen is like his sword:
This one charges, and that one prevails.
أَضحَىhas become كَلَيثِlike a lion of خَفيَّةٍKhafiyya
أَضحَى كَلَيثِ خَفيَّةٍ
وَدواتُهُand its inkwell لليثِfor the lion غِيلُa thicket
وَدواتُهُ لليثِ غِيلُ
It has become like a lion of Khafiyya,
And its inkwell is a thicket for the lion.
Sol 6.1