إنَّindeed الَّذيthe one whom آثرْتُهُI favored him بَموَدَّتيwith my affection
إنَّ الَّذي آثرْتُهُ بَموَدَّتي
مِنfrom غَيرِthe absence of سابِقَةٍa prior favor تُعَدُّreckoned وَذِمَّةِand a binding obligation
مِن غَيرِ سابِقَةٍ تُعَدُّ وَذِمَّةِ
Indeed, the one I favored with my affection,
without any prior favor to his credit or binding obligation,
نَسخُannulled المَوَدَّةِthe affection لاnot بأخرىwith another مثلهاlike it
نَسخُ المَوَدَّةِ لا بأخرى مثلها
نَسْخَas the abrogation of الكِتابthe Book بسُنَّةٍby a tradition لمnot تثبُتِprove authentic
نَسْخَ الكِتاب بسُنَّةٍ لم تثبُتِ
annulled that affection—not with another like it—
as one abrogates the Book with an unproven tradition.
وكذَاكَand likewise حُرُّchoice البذرِseed إنْif أودعْتهُyou deposit it
وكذَاكَ حُرُّ البذرِ إنْ أودعْتهُ
أرضاًsoil ولمand not تكُbe حُرَّةًfertile لمnot تَنْبُتِyield growth
أرضاً ولم تكُ حُرَّةً لم تَنْبُتِ
Likewise, choice seed, if you plant it
in soil that is not fertile, will yield no growth.
Sol 6.1