وأغيدٍand a graceful youth يسألنيasks me
وأغيدٍ يسألني
ماwhat المبتداthe grammatical subject والخبرُand the predicate
ما المبتدا والخبرُ
And a graceful youth asks me:
A small child asks me
“What are the subject and the predicate?
What is subject and predicate
مثلْهماexemplify them both ليfor me مسرعاًquickly
مثلْهما لي مسرعاً
فقلتُso I said أنتَyou القمرُthe moon
فقلتُ أنتَ القمرُ
Give me examples of both, quickly.”
Quickly I reply to him
So I said, “You are the moon.”
You are the moon