إنيindeed I إناءa vessel ملآنbrimming يشربdrinks ماwhat
إني إناء ملآن يشرب ما
فيهin it منof اللبنmilk الممزوجmixed بالعسلwith honey
فيه من اللبن الممزوج بالعسل
Indeed, I am a brimming vessel, whose contents are drunk—
I am a vessel filled, drinking what's in it
milk within it, mingled with honey—
Of milk mixed with honey
غيرother than الذيthe one who بفنونwith the branches العلمknowledge خصصناsingled us out
غير الذي بفنون العلم خصصنا
محمدMuhammad خيرِthe best مبعوثٍone sent منamong الرسلِthe messengers
محمد خيرِ مبعوثٍ من الرسلِ
by someone other than him who singled us out for the branches of knowledge:
Except what we specialized in with the crafts of knowledge
Muhammad, the finest of the messengers sent.
Muhammad is the best of messengers sent
أتىcame بإعجازِwith inimitability قولٍspeech لاno خفاءَobscurity بهin it
أتى بإعجازِ قولٍ لا خفاءَ به
أعجازهits endings انعطفتturned back منهfrom it علىtoward الأولthe beginning
أعجازه انعطفت منه على الأول
He brought inimitable speech, with no obscurity in it;
He came with the miracle of speech that has no obscurity
its endings turned back from it toward the beginning.
Its miracles branched from it to the first
حوىencompassed علىupon كلِّevery لفظutterance معجزinimitable ولذاand therefore
حوى على كلِّ لفظ معجز ولذا
حوىencompassed علىupon كلِّevery علمknowledge جاءcame منfrom مثلa parable
حوى على كلِّ علم جاء من مثل
It encompassed every inimitable utterance, and therefore
It contained every word miraculous, and so
encompassed every kind of knowledge that came from a parable.
It contained every science that came from the like
أتىcame بهwith it الناطقُthe speaker المعصومinfallible معجزةas a miracle
أتى به الناطقُ المعصوم معجزة
إلىto الذيthat which كانexisted فيin الدنياthe world منamong المللthe religions
إلى الذي كان في الدنيا من الملل
The infallible speaker brought it as a miracle
Brought by the infallible speaker miraculously
to the religions that existed in the world.
To the one who was in the world of boredoms
فماso not يعارضهrivals it جنٌّjinn ولاnor بشرa human
فما يعارضه جنٌّ ولا بشر
بسورةٍwith a surah مثلهlike it فيin غابرremaining الدولreigns
بسورةٍ مثله في غابر الدول
Thus neither jinn nor human rivals it
So no jinn or human can oppose it
with a surah like it in the reigns to come.
With a chapter like it in the passing eras
ولوand if يعارضهrivals it ماnot كانwould be معجزةًa miracle
ولو يعارضه ما كان معجزةً
فليسso it is not إعجازهits inimitability يجريextends إلىto أجَلan appointed term
فليس إعجازه يجري إلى أجَل
And if anyone could rival it, it would not be a miracle;
And if one were to oppose it, it would not be a miracle
so its inimitability is not bounded by an appointed term.
For its miracle does not extend to an end
رأيتI saw ربيmy Lord فيin نوميmy sleep فقلتand I said لهto Him
رأيت ربي في نومي فقلت له
ماwhat صورةthe form الصرفِpreventing imitation فيin القرآنthe Qur’an حينwhen تليwas recited
ما صورة الصرفِ في القرآن حين تلي
I saw my Lord in my sleep and said to Him:
I saw my Lord in my dream, so I said to Him
“What form does the prevention of imitation take in the Qur’an when recited?”
What is the morphology in the Quran when recited?
فقالthen He said ليto me اصدقspeak truthfully فإنfor indeed الصدقَtruthfulness معجزةa miracle
فقال لي اصدق فإن الصدقَ معجزة
فقلتthen I said باO ربِّLord غفراpardon ليسis not ذلكthat ليmine
فقلت با ربِّ غفرا ليس ذلك لي
Then He said to me, “Speak truthfully, for truthfulness is a miracle.”
So He said to me, "Speak the truth, for truth is a miracle."
Then I said, “O Lord, pardon me; that is not mine.”
So I said, "O Lord, forgive me, that is not for me."
هذاthis دليلٌproof بأنَّof the fact that القولَthe speech قولكمُYour speech
هذا دليلٌ بأنَّ القولَ قولكمُ
لاnot قولهhis speech وهوand it عنديto me أوضحthe clearest السبلpaths
لا قوله وهو عندي أوضح السبل
This is proof that the speech is Yours,
This proves that the saying is your word,
not his—and to me this is the clearest of paths.
Not his, and to me it is the clearest of ways
أتىcame بهwith it روحهHis Spirit منfrom فوقabove أرقعةfirmaments
أتى به روحه من فوق أرقعة
سبعٍseven إلىto قلبهhis heart والقلبُand the heart فيin شغلpreoccupation
سبعٍ إلى قلبه والقلبُ في شغل
His Spirit brought it from above firmaments—
It came to him by his soul from above a curtain
seven—to his heart, while the heart was preoccupied.
Of seven, to his heart while it was busy
أتىcame علىin سبعةseven منof أحرفٍforms of recitation نزلتwere sent down
أتى على سبعة من أحرفٍ نزلت
ميسرmade easy الذكرremembrance يتلوهhe recites it علىin عَجَلhaste
ميسر الذكر يتلوه على عَجَل
It came in seven revealed forms of recitation,
It came in seven letters revealed,
made easy for remembrance; he recites it in haste.
Facilitating the mention, reciting it hastily
إذاwhenever تكرّرis repeated فيهin it قصةٌa story ذكرتwas mentioned
إذا تكرّر فيه قصةٌ ذكرت
تكونit becomes أقوىstronger علىin الإعجازinimitability بالبدلthrough variation
تكون أقوى على الإعجاز بالبدل
Whenever a story mentioned in it is repeated,
If a story is repeated in it,
it becomes more powerfully inimitable through variation.
It becomes stronger in miraculousness through substitution
والكلُّand all حقٌtrue ولكنbut ليسnot يعرفهknows it
والكلُّ حقٌ ولكن ليس يعرفه
إلاexcept الذيthe one who بدليلby the proof العقلِreason فيهin it بلىwas tried
إلا الذي بدليل العقلِ فيه بلى
And all of it is true, yet no one knows it
And all is truth, but none knows it
except one who has been tried in it by the proof of reason.
Except one who through the proof of reason found certainty
هذاthis هوit is الحقُّthe truth لاdo not تضربmake لهfor it مثلاa likeness
هذا هو الحقُّ لا تضرب له مثلا
فإنهfor it منamong صفاتِthe attributes الحقِّthe Real فيin الأزلbeginningless eternity
فإنه من صفاتِ الحقِّ في الأزل
This is the truth; do not make a likeness for it,
This is the truth - do not give it an example
for it is among the attributes of the Real in beginningless eternity.
For it is from the attributes of the Truth since eternity
لاdo not يحجبنكveil you ماwhat تتلوهyou recite it منof سورsurahs
لا يحجبنك ما تتلوه من سور
بأحرفwith letters وبأصواتٍand with sounds علىat مهلan unhurried pace
بأحرف وبأصواتٍ على مهل
Do not be veiled by the surahs you recite
Let not the chapters you recite
with letters and sounds, at an unhurried pace.
With letters and sounds gradually
فكلهfor all of it قولهHis speech إنif كنتَyou are ذاpossessing نظرdiscernment
فكله قوله إن كنتَ ذا نظر
فيهon it علىaccording to حدِّa standard إنصافfairness بلاwithout مللweariness
فيه على حدِّ إنصاف بلا ملل
For all of it is His speech, if you reflect
Distract you, for it is all His word if you are of insight
on it with fairness, without weariness.
Regarding it with fairness without boredom
إنَّindeed الوجودَexistence إذاwhen أبصرتهyou behold it عجبa wonder
إنَّ الوجودَ إذا أبصرته عجب
فكلهfor all of it كلماتُwords اللهGod منfrom قبليmy side
فكله كلماتُ الله من قبلي
Truly, existence, when you behold it, is a wonder;
Indeed, when you look upon existence with insight
for all of it is God’s words, coming through me.
It is all the words of God before me
أناI محصلهits gatherer أناI مفصلهits expounder
أنا محصله أنا مفصله
بناthrough us تلاوتهits recitation فيناwithin us علىin وَجَلِawe
بنا تلاوته فينا على وَجَلِ
I gather it; I set it out in detail.
I am its collector, I am its detailer
Through us it is recited, within us, in trembling awe.
Through us its recitation, gradually in us
قدindeed أودعَplaced اللهGod فيهwithin it كلَّevery مرتبةrank
قد أودعَ الله فيه كلَّ مرتبة
تحويholds علىupon حزنsorrow تحويholds علىupon جذلjoy
تحوي على حزن تحوي على جذل
God has indeed placed within it every rank,
God has deposited in it every rank
holding sorrow, holding joy.
Containing sorrow, containing joy
فيحزنso it saddens القلبthe heart أحياناsometimes ويفرحهand gladdens it
فيحزن القلب أحيانا ويفرحه
بماby what يقرِّرهsets it forth فيconcerning كافرan unbeliever ووليand a friend of God
بما يقرِّره في كافر وولي
Thus it sometimes saddens the heart, and gladdens it
So it makes the heart sad at times and gladdens it
by what it sets forth concerning an unbeliever and a friend of God,
With what it affirms for disbeliever and ally
منof الصفاتِthe attributes التيwhich جاءتcame مرتبةarranged
من الصفاتِ التي جاءت مرتبة
علىaccording to الحقائقthe realities فيin حافone barefoot ومنتعلand one shod
على الحقائق في حاف ومنتعل
of the attributes that come arranged
From attributes that came ranked
according to realities, in the barefoot and the shod.
Upon realities openly and discretely
يعلوrises بهthrough it واحدone للهtoward God منزلهhis station
يعلو به واحد لله منزله
وآخرand another نازلdescending منهfrom it إلىto السفلthe depths
وآخر نازل منه إلى السفل
Through it, one’s station rises toward God,
With it one ascends to his status with God
while another descends from it to the depths.
And another descends from Him to the low
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