أياO مَنyou who بالحِجَىthrough intellect اضحىbecame
أيا مَن بالحِجَى اضحى
بهِby him ذوpossessor of اللُبّunderstanding مبهوتاdumbfounded
بهِ ذو اللُبّ مبهوتا
O you whose intellect has left
the man of understanding dumbfounded,
أَجِبAnswer ماwhat مثلُthe like of قوليmy saying فيin
أَجِب ما مثلُ قولي في
تحاجيهِits riddling رَمَىhe threw حُوتاa fish
تحاجيهِ رَمَى حُوتا
Answer: what matches my saying in
its riddling, “He threw a fish”?