Explanation of the words of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): "And whatever else is incomplete, and the incompleteness in *** it has not ceased, nor has it ever ceased, so follow it."
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"And the incompleteness in *** it has not ceased, nor has it ever ceased, so follow it"
"Incompleteness" is the subject (mubtada').
"Follow it" means: follow the predicate (khabar) of the subject.
"In it" is a preposition and its object (jar wa majrur).
"Has not" is conjoined to it with the omission of the conjunction due to the necessity of poetry.
"Ceased" is likewise conjoined to "it has not" with the omission of the conjunction due to the necessity of poetry. "Always" means that it is always incomplete and deficient; it cannot be complete. It is a state (hal) describing the subject of "follow it." "Follow it always" means: always follow the incompleteness in things. These are the three.
Therefore, it is not possible for "it has not" (fta'), when preceded by negation or something similar, to be complete. Likewise, "has not" (laysa) cannot be complete. And likewise, "ceased" (zala) cannot be complete. The intended meaning of "ceased" is the form whose present tense is "is ceasing" (yazalu), and when preceded by negation or something similar, it is always incomplete. It must have a subject and a predicate. If you do not find a predicate in it, or if you do not find with it anything but a subject, then the predicate must be omitted.
"And the incompleteness in *** it has not ceased, nor has it ever ceased, so follow it"
"Incompleteness" is the subject (mubtada').
"Follow it" means: follow the predicate (khabar) of the subject.
"In it" is a preposition and its object (jar wa majrur).
"Has not" is conjoined to it with the omission of the conjunction due to the necessity of poetry.
"Ceased" is likewise conjoined to "it has not" with the omission of the conjunction due to the necessity of poetry. "Always" means that it is always incomplete and deficient; it cannot be complete. It is a state (hal) describing the subject of "follow it." "Follow it always" means: always follow the incompleteness in things. These are the three.
Therefore, it is not possible for "it has not" (fta'), when preceded by negation or something similar, to be complete. Likewise, "has not" (laysa) cannot be complete. And likewise, "ceased" (zala) cannot be complete. The intended meaning of "ceased" is the form whose present tense is "is ceasing" (yazalu), and when preceded by negation or something similar, it is always incomplete. It must have a subject and a predicate. If you do not find a predicate in it, or if you do not find with it anything but a subject, then the predicate must be omitted.