أخوa man of كلماتٍwords ماnever جلاهاunveiled them لسانهhis tongue
أخو كلماتٍ ما جلاها لسانه
علىto أحدٍanyone إلاexcept that غداbecame وهوand he خاطبa suitor
على أحدٍ إلا غدا وهو خاطب
A man of words: his tongue never unveils them
A brother of words, his tongue revealed them
To anyone without that person becoming a suitor.
To no one unless he became an interlocutor the next day
متىwhenever يروهاthey see them أهلmasters of الصناعةthe craft ينشدواthey recite
متى يروها أهل الصناعة ينشدوا
عجائبwonders حتىto the point that ليسthere are not فيهاin them عجائبwonders
عجائب حتى ليس فيها عجائب
Whenever masters of the craft see them, they recite
When will the people of art see them, they will recite
Wonders—so much so that there are no wonders in them.
Wonders, though there are no wonders in them