وَ
andالْأَبْيَاتِ
the versesAnd the verses
وَ
andالَّذِي
that whichاسْتَعْمَلْنَا
we usedلِلْإِلْمَاحِ
to hintإِلَيْهِ
at itكَلِمَةَ
the wordالنَّشِيدِ
al-nashidكَ
asقَدْرٍ
a measureمُشْتَرَكٍ
commonمُطْلَقٍ،
absolute,and that which we used the word 'al-nashid' to hint at as an absolute common measure,
ثُمَّ
thenضَبْطُ
definingتِلْكَ
thoseالْأُمُورِ
mattersوَ
andالْخَصَائِصِ
characteristicsالَّتِي
whichالْتُزِمَ
were adhered toبِهَا
in itفِي
inالْآيَاتِ
the versesوَ
andالَّتِي
whichتُمَيِّزُهَا
distinguish itعَنْ
fromغَيْرِهَا،
others,then defining those matters and characteristics which were adhered to in the verses and which distinguish them from others,
فَ
soكُلُّ
allذَلِكَ
thatيَحْتَاجُ
needsإِلَى
toتَفْصِيلٍ،
detail,all of that needs detail,
وَ
andاللَّهُ
Allahوَلِيُّ
is the guardian ofالتَّوْفِيقِ.
success.and Allah is the guardian of success.
تَذَوُّقُ
The tasting ofالْفِطْرَةِ
the sound natureالسَّلِيمَةِ:
(salimah):Tasting of the Sound Nature:
وَ
andتَفْصِيلُ
the detail ofهَذَا
thisالْإِجْمَالِ
summaryهُوَ
is thatأَنَّ
thatالْفِطْرَةَ
the sound natureالسَّلِيمَةَ
soundتُدْرِكُ
perceivesفِي
inالْقَصَائِدِ
the poemsالْمَوْزُونَةِ
meteredالْمُقَفَّاةِ
rhymedوَ
andالْأَرَاجِيزِ
the poetic piecesالْجَمِيلَةِ
beautifulالرَّائِقَةِ
delightfulوَ
andأَمْثَالِ
likeذَلِكَ
thatمِنَ
fromالْكَلِمَاتِ
wordsالْمَوْزُونَةِ
meteredمُتْعَةً
a special pleasureخَاصَّةً،
special,And the detail of this summary is that the sound nature perceives in metered rhymed poems, beautiful delightful rajaz poems, and the like of metered words a special pleasure,
وَ
andتَتَذَوَّقُ
tastesحَلَاوَةً
sweetnessوَ
andعُذُوبَةً.
mellifluousness.and tastes sweetness and mellifluousness.
[السِّرُّ
[The secretفِي
inتَوَافُقِ
the harmony ofأَجْزَاءِ
parts ofالْكَلَامِ:]
speech:][The Secret in the Harmony of the Parts of Speech:]
وَ
andإِذَا
ifتَأَمَّلْتَ
you contemplateفِي
inسَبَبِ
the cause ofهَذَا
thisالْإِدْرَاكِ
perceptionوَ
andبَحَثْتَ
searchعَنِ
forالسِّرِّ
the secretوَرَاءَ
behindهَذَا
thisالتَّذَوُّقِ
tastingتَجِدْ
you will findأَنَّ
thatالْكَلَامَ
speechإِذَا
ifكَانَتْ
itsأَجْزَاؤُهُ
partsيُوَافِقُ
agree withبَعْضُهَا
some of themبَعْضاً
othersفَ
thenإِنَّهُ
itيُنْشِئُ
createsفِي
inنَفْسِ
the soul ofالْمُخَاطَبِ
the listenerلَذَّةً
a pleasureخَاصَّةً
specialوَ
andيَدْعُوهُ
invites himإِلَى
toانْتِظَارِ
anticipateمِثْلِهِ
the like of itوَ
andالشَّوْقِ
yearnإِلَيْهِ،
for it,And if you contemplate the cause of this perception and search for the secret behind this tasting, you will find that if the parts of speech agree with one another, it creates in the listener's soul a special pleasure and invites him to anticipate the like of it and yearn for it,
فَ
soإِذَا
ifوَرَدَ
there comesبَعْدَ
afterذَلِكَ
thatالْبَيْتُ
the verseالثَّانِي
second-
-مَثَلًا
for example-
-مَعَ
withذَلِكَ
thatالتَّوَافُقِ
harmonyوَ
andالِانسِجَامِ
accordبَيْنَ
betweenأَجْزَائِهِ
its partsوَقَعَ
it fallsمَوْقِعَهُ
in its placeعَلَى
uponنَفْسِ
the soul ofالْمُخَاطَبِ
the listenerوَ
andتَحَقَّقَ
is achievedالْأَمْرُ
the matterالْمَطْلُوبُ
desiredالْمُنْتَظَرُ
awaitedفَ
soإِنَّ
indeedهَذِهِ
thisاللَّذَّةَ
pleasureتَتَضَاعَفُ،
doubles,so if the second verse comes—for example—with that harmony and accord between its parts, it falls in its proper place upon the listener's soul and the desired awaited matter is achieved, then this pleasure doubles,
ثُمَّ
thenإِذَا
ifكَانَ
areالْبَيْتَانِ
the two versesكِلَاهُمَا
both of themيَشْتَمِلَانِ
includingعَلَى
uponقَافِيَةٍ
rhymeوَاحِدَةٍ
singleزَادَتِ
increasedاللَّذَّةُ
the pleasureثَلَاثَةَ
threeأَضْعَافِهَا.
times its fold.then if both verses include a single rhyme, the pleasure increases threefold.
فَ
soالتَّمَتُّعُ
enjoymentوَ
andالِالْتِذَاذُ
taking pleasureبِ
inالْأَبْيَاتِ
the versesالشِّعْرِيَّةِ
poeticبِسَبَبِ
because ofهَذَا
thisالسِّرِّ
secretالدَّقِيقِ
subtleفِطْرَةٌ
is a natureقَدِيمَةٌ
ancientفُطِرَ
createdعَلَيْهَا
upon itالْبَشَرُ،
mankind,So enjoyment and taking pleasure in poetic verses because of this subtle secret is an ancient nature upon which mankind was created,
وَ
andلَا
noاخْتِلَافَ
differenceفِيهَا
in itبَيْنَ
betweenالْأَمْزِجَةِ
the temperamentsوَ
andالطَّبَائِعِ
naturesالسَّلِيمَةِ
soundلِ
ofأَهْلِ
the people ofالْمَنَاطِقِ
regionsالْمُعْتَدِلَةِ
temperateوَ
andكُلُّهُمْ
all of themمُتَّفِقُونَ
agreeingعَلَى
uponذَلِكَ.
that.and there is no difference in it between the temperaments and sound natures of the people of temperate regions, and all of them agree upon that.