أخٌa brother ليof mine لفظُةُspeech دُرٌpearls
أخٌ لي لفظُةُ دُرٌ
وكُلُّand all فعالِهِhis deeds بِرُّgoodness
وكُلُّ فعالِهِ بِرُّ
A brother of mine—his speech is pearls,
and all his deeds are goodness.
تلَقَّانيhe met me فَحَيّانِيthen he greeted me
تلَقَّاني فَحَيّانِي
بوَجْهٍwith a face بَشْرُهُits skin بِشْرُcheerfulness
بوَجْهٍ بَشْرُهُ بِشْرُ
He met me, then greeted me
with a face whose very skin was cheerfulness.