and have no doubt that its listener knows from what they have expressed in their speech what they omitted—(1) to omit that which the explicit expression in their speech suffices for, especially if that omitted word is a statement or the interpretation of a statement, as the poet said:

And I know that I shall become a grave, When the swift camels travel, unable to travel. (2)

Then the questioners asked: "For whom did you dig?" So the informers said to them: "Wazīr." (3)

Abū Jaʿfar said: He means by that: "So the informers said to them: The deceased is Wazīr," so he dropped "the deceased," since he had brought speech that indicated that. Likewise is the statement of the other poet:

And you saw your husband in the battle, Girded with a sword and a spear. (4)

And it is known that a spear is not girded, but he only meant: "and carrying a spear." However, since its meaning was known, he sufficed with what appeared in his speech rather than making explicit what was omitted from it. They also say to a traveler when bidding him farewell: "Accompanied [by safety] and healthy," omitting "Go and depart," since its meaning is known, even if its mention is dropped.

Likewise, concerning what was omitted from the statement of God, exalted be His mention: {All praise is due to God, Lord of the worlds}, since it was known through His statement, Mighty and Majestic: {You alone we worship}, what He intended by His statement: {All praise is due to God, Lord of the worlds},