A discussion on the grammatical parsing of Ibn Malik’s statement: "None pass by them except the young man, except excellence."
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The Shaykh : Yes, fine, complete the parsing, "except the young man"?
The student: "except the young man" "except" is a particle of exception, "the young man" is the exception.
The Shaykh : The young man is the exception?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this position permissible?
The student: It is permissible for it to be so.
The Shaykh : It is not free from either the preceding being emptied or not being emptied. I hope you pay attention, everyone. So, what is the first division?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That it is for emphasis or not for emphasis. If it is for emphasis, it has no ruling and no grammatical effect; it is nullified.
The student: "except the young man" "except" is a particle of exception, "the young man" is the exception.
The Shaykh : The young man is the exception?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is this position permissible?
The student: It is permissible for it to be so.
The Shaykh : It is not free from either the preceding being emptied or not being emptied. I hope you pay attention, everyone. So, what is the first division?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That it is for emphasis or not for emphasis. If it is for emphasis, it has no ruling and no grammatical effect; it is nullified.