Eloquence
1 . Eloquence is that which is easy on speech and light on reasoning.1
1 ـ البَلاغَةُ ما سَهُلَ علَى المـَنْطِقِ وخَفَّ عَلَى الفِطْنَةِ
2 . Eloquence is to reply without hesitation and [to speak] correctly, without making mistakes.
2 ـ اَلبَلاغَةُ أنْ تُجِيبَ فلا تُبْطِئَ وتُصيبَ فَلا تُخْطِئَ
3 . Conciseness can be enough of an eloquence.
3 ـ قَدْ يُكْتَفى مِن البَلاغَةِ بِالإيجازِ
4 . One who undertakes the rending and mending of speech has attained eloquence.
4 ـ مَنْ قامَ بِفَتْقِ القَولِ ورَتْقِهِ فَقَدْ حازَ البَلاغَةَ
5 . The tools of rhetoric are: an intelligent mind and an eloquent tongue.
5 ـ آلَةُ(آية) البَلاغةِ: قَلْبٌ عَقُولٌ، ولِسانٌ قائِلٌ
6 . Sometimes even the eloquent one is left speechless.
6 ـ رُبَّما اُرْتِجَ عَلَى الفَصيحِ الجَوابُ
1. Meaning: eloquence is that which is easily spoken and easily understood.