كَفىis enough for الشِعرَpoetry فَخراًas a source of pride أَنَّهُthat it is the case كُلُّevery مُشكِلٍobscure passage
كَفى الشِعرَ فَخراً أَنَّهُ كُلُّ مُشكِلٍ
مِنَof الذِكرِthe Revelation فيin تَفسيرِهِits interpretation جيءَwas brought بِالشِعرِwith poetry
مِنَ الذِكرِ في تَفسيرِهِ جيءَ بِالشِعرِ
It is glory enough for poetry that every difficult passage
It is glory enough for poetry that every obscure passage
of the Qur’an is elucidated by adducing verse.
of the Revelation is interpreted with the aid of poetry.
وَإِنand if أَشكَلَتproved difficult فيin الشَرعِthe sacred law غامِضُthe obscure aspect of نُكتَةٍa subtle point
وَإِن أَشكَلَت في الشَرعِ غامِضُ نُكتَةٍ
إِلىto النَظمِverse يُلجاrecourse is had حينَwhen يُعوِزُproves elusive بِالنَثرِin prose
إِلى النَظمِ يُلجا حينَ يُعوِزُ بِالنَثرِ
And if the hidden sense of some subtle point in sacred law proves baffling,
And if an obscure subtlety in sacred law proves difficult,
one takes refuge in verse whenever prose falls short.
recourse is had to verse when prose falls short.
