ألمHave you not ترseen أنthat اللهGod أوحىrevealed لمريمto Mary
ألم تر أن الله أوحى لمريم
وهزيand shake إليكtoward you الجذعthe trunk تساقطwill fall الرطبthe ripe dates
وهزي إليك الجذع تساقط الرطب
Have you not seen that God revealed to Mary:
Did you not see that Allah inspired Maryam -
“And shake the trunk toward you; ripe dates will fall.”
And the trunk shook towards you, the dates falling down
ولوand if شاءHe willed أنthat تجنيهshe gather it منfrom غيرother than هزهاher shaking it
ولو شاء أن تجنيه من غير هزها
جنتهshe would have gathered it ولكنbut كلevery شيءthing لهhas سببa cause
جنته ولكن كل شيء له سبب
And had He willed that she gather them without shaking it,
If He willed that you harvest it without shaking,
she would have gathered them—but everything has a cause.
It would bear fruit, but everything has a cause
Sol 6.1