ماwhat اسمٌa name مسمَّاهwhat it denotes بِهِthrough it
ما اسمٌ مسمَّاه بِهِ
يُسقِطُremoves حُكمَthe ruling of التكليفreligious obligation
يُسقِطُ حُكمَ التكليف
What name denotes that by which
What name could possibly
the ruling of religious obligation is lifted?
Absolve one of responsibility?
وإنand if دخلتَyou enter البيتَthe house بالتصthrough misdotting (first part)
وإن دخلتَ البيتَ بالتص
حيفِmisdotting (final part) حقَّis deserved التعنيفrebuke
حيفِ حقَّ التعنيف
And if you enter the house through mis-
If you misread a word
dotting, rebuke is deserved.
You distort the meaning.
وإنand if أردتَyou seek شبهَهُits likeness
وإن أردتَ شبهَهُ
فَقَلبُهُthen its reverse بالتصحيفwith altered letter-dots
فَقَلبُهُ بالتصحيف
And if you seek its likeness,
If you mispronounce it
then its reverse, with altered dots.
You distort the word itself.
بيِّنهُexplain it فهوَfor it is فيin كتاBook (first part)
بيِّنهُ فهوَ في كتا
بِBook (final part) اللهGod باديapparent التعريفidentification
بِ الله بادي التعريف
Explain it, for it is in the Bo-
State it clearly - it is written
ok of God, plainly identifiable.
plainly in God's book.