ومليحٍ إذا النحاةُ رأَوْهُ

ومليحٍ إذا النحاةُ رأَوْهُ

فضَّلوهُ على بديعِ الزمانِ

فضَّلوهُ على بديعِ الزمانِ

And a handsome one—when the grammarians see him,

When grammarians see him, they give him preference

They prefer him to Badiʿ al-Zaman,

Over the most eloquent of the age,

برضابٍ عن المبرِّد يروي

برضابٍ عن المبرِّد يروي

ونهودٍ تَروي عن الرماني

ونهودٍ تَروي عن الرماني

With sweet saliva that narrates on al-Mubarrid’s authority,

With chains of transmission from Al-Mubarrad he relates,

And breasts that narrate on al-Rummani’s authority.

And breasts that relate on the authority of Ar-Rummani.