The commentators side by side
هو الحب فاسلم بالحشا ما الهوى سهل
¶ 8 · 10 words · shading: how many commentators stop on each word
وَقُلْ لِقَتِيلِ الحُبِّ وَفَّيْتَ حَقَّهُ وَلِلْمُدَّعِي هَيْهَاتَ مَا الكَحَلُ الكُحْلُ
And say to the one slain by love: you have paid love its due. / And to the pretender: Far from it! The kohl applied is not the kohl-darkened eye.
ʿAbd al-Ghanī al-Nābulusī (d. 1143/1731)
Kashf al-sirr al-ghāmiḍ fī sharḥ Dīwān Ibn al-Fāriḍ (his notes, marked (ن))
On the whole passage · 1 of 2
Only al-Būrīnī comments here.
al-Būrīnī
Words 1–5 · 2 of 2
وَقُلْ لِقَتِيلِ الحُبِّ وَفَّيْتَ حَقَّهُal-Būrīnī
﴿وقل لقتيل الحب وفيت حقه﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 112 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
al-Nābulusī
﴿وقل﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 113 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
﴿لقتيل الحب﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 113 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
Words 6–10 · 2 of 2
وَلِلْمُدَّعِي هَيْهَاتَ مَا الكَحَلُ الكُحْلُal-Būrīnī
﴿والمدعى هيهات ما الكحل الكحل﴾
Quotes words that differ from our text (wavy underline).
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 112 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
﴿هيهات ما الكحل الكحل﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 112 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
al-Nābulusī
﴿وللمدعى﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 113 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
﴿هيهات﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, pp. 113–114 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
Words 8–10 · 2 of 2
مَا الكَحَلُ الكُحْلُal-Būrīnī
﴿ما الكحل الكحل﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 112 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
al-Nābulusī
﴿الكحل﴾
Commentary: see the 1872 print, p. 114 (the printed Arabic has not been re-read yet)
Verses 5–8 are printed together, with one commentary on all of them; this gloss is on the words of this verse.
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