قالْhe said حكتْresembled قامتُهاher stature صعدةًa straight spear
قالْ حكتْ قامتُها صعدةً
فقلتُso I said لِمْwhy تَجْرَحُdo you wound تعديلَهاher uprightness
فقلتُ لِمْ تَجْرَحُ تعديلَها
He said, “Her stature resembled a straight spear.”
So I said, “Why wound her uprightness?”
قالhe said فقلthen say ريقتهاher saliva شهدةٌhoneycomb
قال فقل ريقتها شهدةٌ
قلتI said فكمthen how much تقصدُdo you intend تعسيلهاsweetening her with honey
قلت فكم تقصدُ تعسيلها
He said, “Then say: her saliva is honeycomb.”
I said, “Then how much do you intend to sweeten her?”