1. اسمُ الذي أوَّلُهُ

    بالخطِّ من آخرِهِ

    The name of the one whose beginning

    in writing comes from its end;

  2. وقد مضى ظاهرُهُ

    فانظر إلى ظاهِرهِ

    and its outer part has already passed away—

    so look at its outer part.

  3. إذا قرأتَ بعضَهُ

    دلَّ على سائره

    If you read part of it,

    it points to the rest of it.