The Number of Lines in the Poem and Its Conclusion

Then he—may Allah have mercy on him—said:

33 – “It has appeared like a hidden jewel; I have named it the Bayquni Poem.”

• His phrase atat (“it has appeared”)—the pronoun refers to this very poem.
• His words kal-jawhar al-maknūn (“like a hidden jewel”): the kāf indicates comparison, i.e., it came resembling a jewel.
• Atat is a past-tense verb whose subject is an implied pronoun; kal-jawhar is in the accusative as a circumstantial expression, meaning “it came as a jewel.”
• Al-maknūn (“hidden, concealed”) means safeguarded from sun, wind, and dust, so it ever remains fresh and radiant.
• Manẓūmat al-Bayqūnī (“the Bayquni Poem”): he attributed it to himself because he was the one who composed it.

Then he—may Allah have mercy on him—said:

34 – “It came four over thirty; such are its lines, and with goodness it was concluded.”

• His words fawqa thalāthīna bi-arbaʿin atat (“it came four over thirty”) mean the poem consists of thirty-four lines.
• His words abiyātuhā thumma bi-khayrin khutimat (“its lines, and then it was concluded with good”) indicate that the poem numbers thirty-four lines and ends on a note of goodness.

Here, by the grace of Allah the Exalted, this commentary reaches its end.

We ask Allah the Exalted to accept from us righteous deeds and to forgive slips and mistakes; indeed, He is the All-Hearing, the Ever-Responsive.

Allah knows best, and may blessings, peace, and blessings again be upon our Prophet and leader Muhammad ibn ʿAbd Allah, and upon his family, his Companions, and all who follow them in excellence until the Day of Resurrection.