أُخَيَّmy dear brother هذاthis هوit القاموسthe dictionary مختَصَراabridged
أُخَيَّ هذا هو القاموس مختَصَرا
ضَمَّتenclosed صحائِفهits pages فيin طَيِّهاtheir folds عَجَباa marvel
ضَمَّت صحائِفه في طَيِّها عَجَبا
Dear little brother, here is the dictionary in brief;
My dear brother, this is the dictionary in abridged form.
Its pages hold wonders within their folds.
Its pages have enclosed a marvel within their folds.
يجاوِرُstands beside اللَفظُthe word فيهin it اللَفظَthe word يَنفحُهbestows upon it
يجاوِرُ اللَفظُ فيه اللَفظَ يَنفحُه
معنىًa meaning يكونbecomes لهfor it إِنif ينتَسِبit claims descent نَسَباa lineage
معنىً يكون له إِن ينتَسِب نَسَبا
One word sits beside another there, breathing into it
In it, one word stands beside another, bestowing upon it
a meaning that becomes its own whenever they are kin.
a meaning that serves as its lineage, should it claim descent.
