1. He alludes to meaning through grammar and language
A greeting that resembles the taste of fresh dew
١. الكني إلَى المَعني بالنَّحوِ واللُّغَى
سَلاَماً يُحَاكِى طَعمَ صَهبَاءَ قَرقَفِ
2. And its fragrance tells of basil and musk
From the goodness of aroma, if goodness shines through
٢. ويَحكِي أرِيجَ الرندِ والمِسكِ عَرفُهُ
لِطِيبِ الشَّذَا إِن لاَحَ مِ الطِّيبِ يُعرَفِ
3. So its implication is that reciting Qu'ran is shady
Shows light upon the hijab that has not been unveiled
٣. فَمُوجِبُهُ أن التِّنَاوةَ دُجيَةٌ
تَرِينُ عَلَى نُورِ الحِجَا لَم تَكَشَّفِ
4. And there has been doubt gnawing in exercise
The hijab's contention clears with it, so the hidden is revealed
٤. وَقَد كَانَ في التَّمرِينِ مُدوِسُ رَيبها
مِرَاءَ الحِجَا تَصفُو بِهِ فَتُرِى الخفي
5. So no name graced with inflection and its opposite
Would be higher than three letters
٥. فَمَا اسمٌ تَحَلَّى بِانصِرَافٍ وَضِدِّهِ
ولَم يَكُ يَعلُو عَن ثَلاثَةِ أحرُفِ
6. On fathah it joined the structure with structure
On dhummah which is the origin without hesitation
٦. عَلَى الفَتحِ قَد ضَمَّ البِنَاءَ مَعَ البِنَا
عَلَى الضَّمّش وهو الأصلُ دُونَ تَوَقُّفِ
7. He structured its structure with it along with its derivation
So there is no moment of lagging for each
٧. ابَنَّ بِنَاءَاهُ بِهِ مع صَرفِهِ
فَلَيسَ لِكُلٍّ سَاعَةٍ مِن تَخلٌّفِ
8. And it is alternated an alternation the ancients deemed
A heavy grammar its lightness they refrained
٨. وَيُبدَلُ إبدَالاً رآهُ الأُلى مَضَوا
نُحَاةً ثَقِيلاً مَالَهُ مِن تَخفُّفِ
9. But the grammarians of this age see it
As light - for it the eloquent elite are selective
٩. ولَكِنَّ نُحَاةَ العَصرِ هَذَا يَرَونَهُ
خَفِيفاً لهُ أهلُ الفَصَاحَةِ تَصطفي
10. And this came in circumstances obscured
So whatever of its branches the soul samples, it harvests
١٠. وقَد جَاءَ هَذَا في الظُّرُوفِ مَُخَبَّاً
فَمَهمَا تُطَالِعهَا الجَنَى مِنهُ تقطِفِ