by deception and the perfection of affections by insinuation and by speech from which the listener appears to have a meaning other than what they are going for so the listener responds to him with an answer other than what leads to the intended meaning of the speech according to what leads to his hearing and precedes his imagination and each of them has understood from the other and responded to him with what no one else understands except for the one who is supported by a penetrating sense and aided by intelligence and provided with experience especially if he senses something of their meanings that is rarely absent from the distinguished observer so there is nothing hidden from him in what they want.
بالتغرير ، وإحكام المودات بالتعريض، وبكلام يظهر لسامعه منه معنى غير ما يذهبان إليه، فيجيب السامع عنه بجواب غير ما يتأدى إلى المقصود بالكلام، على حسب ما يتأدى إلى سمعه ويسبق إلى وهمه، وقد فهم كل منهما عن صاحبه وأجابه بما لا يفهمه غيرهما، إلا من أيد بحس نافذ، وأعين بذكاء، وأمد بتجربة، ولا سيما إن أحس من معانيهما بشيء قلما يغيب عن المتوسم المجيد، فهنالك لا خفاء عليه فيما يريدان.