ياO مَنone who يَعُدّreckons لِسانهُhis tongue
يا مَن يَعُدّ لِسانهُ
أَهلَthe people of القَريضِpoetry لَهُfor him مجنّاa shield
أَهلَ القَريضِ لَهُ مجنّا
O you whose tongue
O you whose tongue
the poets deem a shield for you:
the poets deem a shield for you.
لَكَfor you خاطِرٌa mind لِبَدائِعِfor the marvels of الthe
لَكَ خاطِرٌ لِبَدائِعِ ال
أَلفاظِwords وَالمَعنىand the meaning مسنّىa whetstone
أَلفاظِ وَالمَعنى مسنّى
Yours is a mind sharpened for the wonders of
You have a mind that, for the marvels of
words and meanings.
words and meaning, is a whetstone.
حاشىfar be it لِدَهرِكَfrom your age أَنthat يعوbecome (continued)
حاشى لِدَهرِكَ أَن يعو
دَcompletion of 'become' فتيُّهُits young man أَبَداًever مَسنّىaged
دَ فتيُّهُ أَبَداً مَسنّى
Far be it from your age that its young man should
Far be it from your age that
ever grow old.
its young man should ever grow old.
