ألاَWill you not تعجَبنْmarvel لِعَمْروٍat ʿAmr وقَدْand indeed
ألاَ تعجَبنْ لِعَمْروٍ وقَدْ
رمَىaccused بالدُّعابةِof levity خَيرَthe best of البَشَرْhumankind
رمَى بالدُّعابةِ خَيرَ البَشَرْ
Will you not marvel at ʿAmr, who has
accused the best of humankind of levity?
ولمand did not يَخْتَرِعْهاinvent it ولكنَّهbut he
ولم يَخْتَرِعْها ولكنَّه
تَلَقّفَهاpicked it up عَنْfrom أخِيهِhis brother عُمَرْʿUmar
تَلَقّفَها عَنْ أخِيهِ عُمَرْ
He did not invent it, but he
picked it up from his brother ʿUmar.