He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."
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{ قال هي عصاي أتوكَّأ } أعتمد { عليها } عند الوثوب والمشي { وأهش } أخبط ورق الشجر { بها } ليسقط { على غنمي } فتأكله { ولي فيها مآرب } جمع مأربة مثلث الراء أي: حوائج { أخرى } كحمل الزاد والسقاء وطرد الهوام زاد في الجواب بيان حاجاته بها .
{He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it when jumping and walking, and I beat down leaves with it so that they may fall upon my sheep, so that they may eat them. And I have other needs therein, such as carrying provisions and watering places and driving away pests." He added to the answer a clarification of his needs with it.
