قَالَsaid الوُشَاةُthe slanderers وكنتُand I had نَكَّرْتُI made indefinite اسْمَthe name of مَنthe one whom
قَالَ الوُشَاةُ وكنتُ نَكَّرْتُ اسْمَ مَن
أَهوَىI love لآمنَso I might be safe from مؤْلَمَthe pain of التَّعْنِيفِharsh rebuke
أَهوَى لآمنَ مؤْلَمَ التَّعْنِيفِ
The slanderers said—though I had left unnamed the one
The slanderers said, though I refused to name whom I love
I love, to escape the pain of rebuke—
To spare him the pain of their reproach.
ألِفُthe letter alif of القِوامِthe stature ولامُand the letter lam of خطِّthe line of عِذارِهِhis cheek-down
ألِفُ القِوامِ ولامُ خطِّ عِذارِهِ
دَلاboth pointed عليهِto him بِآلةِwith the device of التّعْرِيفِmaking definite
دَلا عليهِ بِآلةِ التّعْرِيفِ
“The alif of his stature and the lam of his cheek-down’s line
The first letter of "his standing firm" and the "l" of the line of his excuse
have pointed him out with the definite article.”
Point to him through the tool of specification.
Sol 6.1