Explanation of Ibn Malik’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: “And it necessitates satisfaction without dissatisfaction *** Surpassing Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses”
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The Shaykh : He said: “And it necessitates satisfaction without dissatisfaction”. “Necessitates” means it entails satisfaction without dissatisfaction. The intended meaning is the satisfaction of the one who reads it, not the satisfaction of the poem itself. The point is that it requires the reader to be satisfied with the knowledge he finds in it.
“Without dissatisfaction”. This is a clarification that this satisfaction is complete and contains no dissatisfaction. This is because the term “satisfaction” can be used for something even if it contains some element of dissatisfaction. So when he says: “without dissatisfaction”, it becomes clear that it is complete satisfaction with no dissatisfaction in it.
“Surpassing Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses”. “Surpassing Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses” in that it gathers more issues and is composed on a single meter, unlike Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses. It is more comprehensive than it, smoother in wording, and more consistent in its structure because it is on a single meter, unlike Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses. However, Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), due to his fairness, acknowledged the merit that belongs to Ibn Ma’ti.
“Without dissatisfaction”. This is a clarification that this satisfaction is complete and contains no dissatisfaction. This is because the term “satisfaction” can be used for something even if it contains some element of dissatisfaction. So when he says: “without dissatisfaction”, it becomes clear that it is complete satisfaction with no dissatisfaction in it.
“Surpassing Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses”. “Surpassing Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses” in that it gathers more issues and is composed on a single meter, unlike Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses. It is more comprehensive than it, smoother in wording, and more consistent in its structure because it is on a single meter, unlike Ibn Ma’ti’s Thousand Verses. However, Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him), due to his fairness, acknowledged the merit that belongs to Ibn Ma’ti.