Explanation of the third verse, which is his saying: “And I seek Allah’s help in the thousand-verse poem on the objectives of grammar, by which they are gathered”
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The Shaykh :“And I seek Allah’s help in the thousand-verse poem”: “And I seek Allah’s help” means I ask Him for assistance in the thousand-verse poem, that is, in its composition. The intended meaning is not merely the composition, but in its composition, gathering, and crafting, and everything this thousand-verse poem requires. Some estimators consider the composition of the thousand-verse poem to have a degree of deficiency; it is not merely the composition, but also the perfection, gathering, and so on.
“The objectives of grammar, by which they are gathered”: “Objectives” is the plural of “objective,” meaning the essentials of grammar are gathered by it. The preposition “by” here means “in,” so it means the objectives of grammar are gathered in it. How is it permissible for a person to praise his own work? Yes, what is the answer? We say: In reality, a person’s praise of his work is according to his intention. If he intends by it boasting, pride, and elevation, then it is blameworthy. But if he intends by it benefiting creation, then this is not blameworthy; rather, this is among the means. May Allah have mercy on him; he did not say this for the sake of its meaning. He says, “O thousand-verse poem of Ibn Malik, what Allah willed…” He wants us to know that we should turn to this direction, the objectives of grammar. Yes.
“The objectives of grammar, by which they are gathered”: “Objectives” is the plural of “objective,” meaning the essentials of grammar are gathered by it. The preposition “by” here means “in,” so it means the objectives of grammar are gathered in it. How is it permissible for a person to praise his own work? Yes, what is the answer? We say: In reality, a person’s praise of his work is according to his intention. If he intends by it boasting, pride, and elevation, then it is blameworthy. But if he intends by it benefiting creation, then this is not blameworthy; rather, this is among the means. May Allah have mercy on him; he did not say this for the sake of its meaning. He says, “O thousand-verse poem of Ibn Malik, what Allah willed…” He wants us to know that we should turn to this direction, the objectives of grammar. Yes.