The pause is the period, and it is found ... after speech that is sufficient and complete That is, after it has been completed in its parts ... and silence is appropriate at its conclusion Then the standing is prolonged at the period ... compared to the pauses of the semicolon For it is certainly a sign of stopping ... and thus it may be called a pause
وَالوَقفة النقطة وَهْيَ تلفى ... بَعْدَ كلام قدْ كفى وَاسْتكفى أيْ بَعْدَ مَا اكتمَلَ فِي أجْزَائِهِ ... وَيَحْسُنُ السُّكوتُ بانتِهَائِهِ ثمَّ الوُقوفُ طالَ عندَ النقطةِ ... عَنْ وَقفاتِ الفصْلةِ المنقوطةِ فهْيَ عَلامَة الوُقوفِ قطعا ... وَمِنْ هُنا بوَقفةٍ قدْ تُدْعَى