Bismillah:
المقدمة
أقولُ مِن بَعدِ افتِتَاحِ القولِ
بِحمدِ ذي الطَّوْلِ شديدِ الحَولِ
وبَعدَهُ فأفضَلُ السّلامِ
على النّبيّ سَيّدِ الأنَامِ
وءالِهِ الأطهَارِ خيرِ ءالِ
فافهَم كَلامي واستَمِعْ مَقَالي
يَا سَائِلي عن الكَلامِ المُنتَظِمْ
حَدًّا ونَوعًا وإلى كَمْ يَنقَسِمْ
اسمَع هُدِيتَ الرُّشدَ مَا أقولُ
وافهَمْهُ فَهمَ مَن لهُ مَعقُولُ
The author of Al mulhaa is called Abee Muhammed Alqaasim bin 'Alee Alhareere Albasree, he was bron in the year 447 (h), he wrote many books and from the most popular Almaqaamaat, as for mulhatul i'raab he wrote these poems by request from his friend Abul Fath Hibatu Allah Ibn saa'id and he requested it after hearing al maqaamat and that was in the year 504 (h)
Ashaarih we're using is called Muhammed bin Muhammed 'Umar bahraq alHadhramee,
and some of the notes may be from our teacher Umm Abdillah Assiraajiyyah Alindonesiyyah hafidha Allah wa ra'aahaa...
Qaalal Hareeree rahimahu Allah:
Bismillahi Rahmaani Raheem
أقولُ مِن بَعدِ افتِتَاحِ القولِ
بِحمدِ ذي الطَّوْلِ شديدِ الحَولِ
aqulu min ba'd iftitaahil qawli : i say after my saying with the openeing
bi hamdi dhi tawli shadeed al hawlee: with praise to the possesor of strength and power
qawluhu:bismillah and bi hamdi
He started with albasmalah (in the name of Allah) followed by hamd (praising Allah) in way of following the book of Allah as Allah too starts with basmalah and the first of the qur'aan is "Alhamdulillahi ...." and the sunnah of the prophet alayhi salaatu wassalaam...
وبَعدَهُ فأفضَلُ السّلامِ
على النّبيّ سَيّدِ الأنَامِ
wa ba'dahu fa afdhalu salaami :and after it the best peace greetings
ala annabiyyi sayyidul anaamee: upon the prophet the best of creation
wa badahu: and after it: i.e. after starting off with alhamdulillah,
the shaarih says if hareeree had said wa afdhalu salaatu wassalamu with raf' (dhumma) it would have been better, and towards the end Hareeree pardons himself for mentioning salaam (peace) on the prophet without mentioning salaah (prayer) on the prophet alayhi salaatu wassalaam too
alanaam ay khalq = creation
وءالِهِ الأطهَارِ خيرِ ءالِ
فافهَم كَلامي واستَمِعْ مَقَالي
wa aalihil athaari khayril aali: and upon his pur family the best family
fafhma kalaamee wastmai' maqaalee: so understand my words and listen to my saying
aalihi they are the his house members
athaar plural for taahir (pure)
then he ordered the student to memorise his words with his heart and by listening to it, alhadhramee said almaqaal (saying) and kalaam (words) are similar in meaning
يَا سَائِلي عن الكَلامِ المُنتَظِمْ
حَدًّا ونَوعًا وإلى كَمْ يَنقَسِمْ
ya saa'ilee anil kalaamil muntadhim: o asker about my rhyming words
haddan wa naw'an wa ilaa kam yanqasim: definition and types and how many divisions
haddan and naw'an they are bothe mansoub 9took fatha) because of tamyeez (a chapter for tamyeez will come up)
اسمَع هُدِيتَ الرُّشدَ مَا أقولُ
وافهَمْهُ فَهمَ مَن لهُ مَعقُولُ
'isma' hudeeta rushdu ma aqulu: listen so you may be guided to reason
wafhamhu fahma man lahu ma'qulu: and understand it the understanding of one who has intelligence
ma'qulu i.e. 'aql brain
then he goes onto the next baab alkalaam.....
wassalaam