ياO فتىًyouth بالعلمِthrough learning أَضحىhas become
يا فتىً بالعلمِ أَضحى
منهُfrom him قَطرُdrops العلمknowledge ينطفdrips
منهُ قَطرُ العلم ينطف
O youth, through learning now become
O youth, through learning you have become
one from whom drops of knowledge drip,
One from whom drops of knowledge drip.
أَفتِناanswer us ماذاwhat يضاهيmatches
أَفتِنا ماذا يضاهي
بالتحاجيin riddling مثلthe like of طُفgo round طُفgo round
بالتحاجي مثل طُف طُف
tell us: what can match,
Answer us: what matches
in riddling, the likes of “ṭuf, ṭuf”?
In riddling, the likes of “go round, go round”?
