ماwhat اِسمٌa noun جَميعُall الناسِthe people تَهوىdesire قُربَهُits nearness
ما اِسمٌ جَميعُ الناسِ تَهوى قُربَهُ
وَتُحِبهُand love it مِنamong خامِلٍan obscure person وَمسوَّدِand a chief
وَتُحِبهُ مِن خامِلٍ وَمسوَّدِ
What is the word whose nearness everyone longs for,
What is a noun whose nearness all people desire,
Loved by the obscure and the exalted alike?
and which they love, the obscure and the eminent alike?
هُوَit مُفرَدٌsingular فَإِذاthen if حَذَفتَyou remove أَخيرَهُits last letter
هُوَ مُفرَدٌ فَإِذا حَذَفتَ أَخيرَهُ
أَلفَيتَهُyou find it جَمعاًa plural لِذاكَof that المُفرَدِsingular
أَلفَيتَهُ جَمعاً لِذاكَ المُفرَدِ
It is singular; but if you remove its final letter,
It is singular; if you remove its last letter,
You find it a plural of that very singular.
you find it the plural of that singular.
وَإِذاand if عَكَستَyou reverse الجَمعَthe plural كانَit becomes اِسماًa name لِمَنof one whose
وَإِذا عَكَستَ الجَمعَ كانَ اِسماً لِمَن
أَفعالهُhis deeds مَشهورَةٌrenowned فيin السُؤدَدِnobility
أَفعالهُ مَشهورَةٌ في السُؤدَدِ
And if you reverse the plural, it becomes the name of one
And if you reverse the plural, it becomes the name of one
Whose deeds are renowned for noble distinction.
whose deeds are renowned for nobility.
Sol 6.1