ما اِسمٌ جَميعُ الناسِ تَهوى قُربَهُ
وَتُحِبهُ مِن خامِلٍ وَمسوَّدِ
What is the word whose nearness everyone longs for,
Loved by the obscure and the exalted alike?
هُوَ مُفرَدٌ فَإِذا حَذَفتَ أَخيرَهُ
أَلفَيتَهُ جَمعاً لِذاكَ المُفرَدِ
It is singular; but if you remove its final letter,
You find it a plural of that very singular.
وَإِذا عَكَستَ الجَمعَ كانَ اِسماً لِمَن
أَفعالهُ مَشهورَةٌ في السُؤدَدِ
And if you reverse the plural, it becomes the name of one
Whose deeds are renowned for noble distinction.
Sol 5.6