ياO شاعراًpoet نمتارwe gather provisions منfrom
يا شاعراً نمتار من
أفكارهhis thoughts الفقرthe phrases الدقاقاfine; subtle
أفكاره الفقر الدقاقا
O poet, we gather from
O poet who scatters
your thoughts finely wrought phrases—
His thoughts are subtle intricacies
شعرٌpoetry لوif أنthat الشهدhoney قيwere compared (first part of the split word)
شعرٌ لو أن الشهد قي
سwere compared (completion of the split word) بهwith it وجدناهwe would find it زعاقاbitter; brackish
س به وجدناه زعاقا
poetry that, were honey compared
If poetry were weighed
with it, we would find the honey bitter.
We would find it most eloquent
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