بِنَقطٍwith dots زادَhe added فيin الخَطِّthe script
بِنَقطٍ زادَ في الخَطِّ
يُبينُhe reveals النَقصَthe deficiency فيin الشَكلِthe form
يُبينُ النَقصَ في الشَكلِ
With dots he added to the script,
With dots he added to the script
he reveals the deficiency in the form.
Revealing flaws in the shape
وَلَولاand were it not for الحَرفُthe letter ماnot بانَhe appeared
وَلَولا الحَرفُ ما بانَ
باسِمَsmiling اللَحنِthe tone; grammatical error فيin الفِعلِthe act
باسِمَ اللَحنِ في الفِعلِ
And but for the letter, he would not have appeared
Without the letter it wouldn’t be clear
smiling in tone, in the act;
In the name of melody in the verb
وَلاnor صارَhe became وَقَدwhile already كانَhe had been
وَلا صارَ وَقَد كانَ
لَبيباًdiscerning تابَعَhe followed الجَهلَignorance
لَبيباً تابَعَ الجَهلَ
nor would he have become—though he had been
It wouldn’t have become though it was
discerning—one who followed ignorance.
Wise, following ignorance
Sol 6.1