وماand what اسمٌa noun علىof حرفينِtwo letters جاءَappeared ثلثةًthree
وما اسمٌ على حرفينِ جاءَ ثلثةً
لتعريفهِto make it definite أَلthe definite article “al-” لاnot لتعريفِto determine عدِّهِits count
لتعريفهِ أَل لا لتعريفِ عدِّهِ
And what noun, formed from two letters, appears as three,
No name of two letters came as three
With “al-” marking its definiteness, not determining its count?
To define it, no, not to count its number
وفيand in قلبهِits heart فعلٌa verb وحرفٌand a particle كِلاهماboth of them
وفي قلبهِ فعلٌ وحرفٌ كِلاهما
لهُfor it عَمَلٌan effect فيهِin it بإِلزامby enforcing حَدِّهِits limit
لهُ عَمَلٌ فيهِ بإِلزام حَدِّهِ
And in its heart are a verb and a particle, both
And in its heart is a verb and letter both
Having an effect in it by enforcing its limit.
Each has a role in it by limiting its extent
يُجانِسُهُis akin to it اسمٌa noun خُصَّwas singled out بالمدِّby lengthening رُتبةًin rank
يُجانِسُهُ اسمٌ خُصَّ بالمدِّ رُتبةً
فميَّزَهُso it distinguished it عمَّاfrom what سِواهُis other than it بمدِّهِby its lengthening
فميَّزَهُ عمَّا سِواهُ بمدِّهِ
A kindred noun is singled out in rank by lengthening,
It is matched by a name specially endowed with prolongation
And thereby distinguished from all else by its lengthening.
Distinguishing it from all else by its extension
فأَعجِبso marvel بهِat it اسماًas a noun وَهوَwhile it is فعلٌa verb لقدindeed, already خلاpassed
فأَعجِب بهِ اسماً وَهوَ فعلٌ لقد خلا
وحرفاًand as a particle ومعنىًand as a meaning عكسُهُits reverse مثلُlike طَردِهِits forward order
وحرفاً ومعنىً عكسُهُ مثلُ طَردِهِ
So marvel at it as a noun, though it is a verb already past,
So marvel at it being a name while it is a verb that has certainly been devoid
And as a particle and a meaning—its reverse is like its forward form.
And a letter and meaning whose likeness is its reciprocity
Sol 6.1