مفاتيحkeys الغيبِthe unseen فيin أمِّthe Mother of الكتابِthe Book فمنso whoever
مفاتيح الغيبِ في أمِّ الكتابِ فمن
يقرأrecites بهاwith it صلاةa prayer فهيthen it تكفيهِsuffices him
يقرأ بها صلاة فهي تكفيهِ
The keys to the unseen are in the Mother of the Book; whoever
The keys to the unseen are in the Mother of the Book, so whoever
recites it in prayer, it suffices him.
Reads with them a prayer, it will suffice him,
النصفُhalf منهاof it لهfor Him والنصفُand half منهاof it لناfor us
النصفُ منها له والنصفُ منها لنا
علىin اشتراكٍsharing وإفرادand singling out بتنزيهwith affirmation of transcendence
على اشتراكٍ وإفراد بتنزيه
Half of it is His, and half of it is ours,
Half of it is for him and half of it is for us,
in sharing and singling out, with affirmation of transcendence.
With partnership and singling out in transcendence.
وفيand in التيthat which قدindeed تليهاfollows it منof برازخناour intermediate realms
وفي التي قد تليها من برازخنا
علمknowledge صحيحsound وذاكand that العلمthe knowledge أدريهI know it
علم صحيح وذاك العلم أدريه
And in the one that follows it, among our intermediate realms,
And in the one that follows our crevices,
is sound knowledge, and that knowledge I know.
Is true knowledge, and that knowledge I know.
أتىcame بهاwith it اللهGod للأسماعto the ears فيin بقرcattle
أتى بها الله للأسماع في بقر
يحيىrevives بهاthrough it ميتاًa dead person حياتُهhis life فيهin it
يحيى بها ميتاً حياتُه فيه
God brought it to the ears in the account of cattle;
God brought it to the hearings in the cows,
through it He revives a dead man, whose life is within it.
With it He gives life to a dead one, his life within it.
وآلand the family of عمرانImran توحيدٌdivine oneness بلاwithout صفةٍan attribute
وآل عمران توحيدٌ بلا صفةٍ
منof الصفاتِthe attributes التيthat أتتcame بتشبيهwith resemblance
من الصفاتِ التي أتت بتشبيه
And the family of Imran is oneness without an attribute
And the Family of Imran is transcendent unity without attribute
among the attributes that convey resemblance.
Of the attributes that came with likening.
إلىtoward النساءthe women جنحناwe inclined فيin تلاوتناour recitation
إلى النساء جنحنا في تلاوتنا
فهنَّfor they فرعٌa branch لناfor us بكلِّin every توجيهinterpretation
فهنَّ فرعٌ لنا بكلِّ توجيه
Toward the women we inclined in our recitation,
We leaned towards the women in our recitation,
for they are a branch of us in every interpretation.
For they are a branch for us in every direction.
وفيand in العقودِthe covenants لناfor us عقدa bond عقدتُI bound بهthrough it
وفي العقودِ لنا عقد عقدتُ به
ماwhat بينناbetween us ليوفىso it may be fulfilled إذwhen نوفيهwe fulfill it
ما بيننا ليوفى إذ نوفيه
And in the covenants we have a bond by which I bound
And in the knots we have a knot I tied
what is between us, to be fulfilled as we fulfill it.
What is between us to fulfill when we fulfill it.
إنَّindeed السكينةَtranquility للأنعامِfor the cattle قدalready نَزَلتْdescended
إنَّ السكينةَ للأنعامِ قد نَزَلتْ
لماwhen تلاهاrecited it شخيصٌa little person جلَّexalted is منthe one who فيهis within him
لما تلاها شخيصٌ جلَّ من فيه
Tranquility has indeed descended for the cattle,
Indeed tranquility for the cattle descended
when a little person recited it—exalted is the one within him.
When an eminent one recited it, full of glory within it.
السورthe wall منfrom سورةِthe surah of الأعرافthe Heights منشأهits origin
السور من سورةِ الأعراف منشأه
بينbetween الجنانِthe gardens وبينand between النارthe Fire تبديهit reveals it
بين الجنانِ وبين النار تبديه
The wall has its origin in the surah of the Heights;
The surahs from Surat Al-A'raf originated
between the gardens and the Fire, it reveals it.
Between the gardens and between the fire it shows.
أنفالُناour spoils قدindeed أُحلتwere made lawful للذيfor the one who جُمعتْwere gathered
أنفالُنا قد أُحلت للذي جُمعتْ
لهfor him العلومُthe branches of knowledge وهذاand this القدرُmeasure يكفيهsuffices him
له العلومُ وهذا القدرُ يكفيه
Our spoils have been made lawful for the one for whom were gathered
Our war booties were made lawful for the one who gathered
the branches of knowledge, and this measure suffices him.
The knowledges, and this measure suffices him.
وتوبةand Repentance ماnot لديهاin its possession اليومtoday بسملةthe basmala
وتوبة ما لديها اليوم بسملة
والاسمand the Name فيهاin it وإنَّand indeed اللهGod يخفيهconceals it
والاسم فيها وإنَّ الله يخفيه
And Repentance has no basmala today,
And repentance, what it has today is lack of "Bismillah",
and the Name is in it, and God indeed conceals it.
And the name in it, and indeed Allah conceals it.
وإنَّand indeed فيin يونسYunus منfrom ربناour Lord قدماa footing
وإنَّ في يونس من ربنا قدما
لناfor us بصدقٍin truth إذاif ماemphatic particle كنتI was أعنيهI mean it
لنا بصدقٍ إذا ما كنت أعنيه
And in Yunus there is, from our Lord, a footing
And indeed in Jonah from our Lord steps
for us in truth, if that is what I meant.
To us in truth, when I was meaning it.
وإنَّand indeed هوداًHud لهfor him منfrom يوسفَYusuf خبرٌnews
وإنَّ هوداً له من يوسفَ خبرٌ
منfrom فبلِbefore (apparent typo) تكوينِهhis formation ماnot زالceased يدريهhe knows it
من فبلِ تكوينِه ما زال يدريه
And Hud has news from Yusuf
And indeed Hud has news from Joseph
from before his formation; he has always known it.
From before his creation, he still knows it.
والرعدand the thunder تسبيحهits glorification حمدٌpraise يقولutters بهwith it
والرعد تسبيحه حمدٌ يقول به
خليلهHis intimate friend وهوand he is إبراهيمIbrahim يحويهencompasses it
خليله وهو إبراهيم يحويه
And the thunder's glorification is praise uttered by
And thunder, His glorification is praise He says with it
His intimate friend, Ibrahim, who encompasses it.
His friend, and he is Abraham containing it.
بالحجرin Al-Hijr حجرwas confined وحيrevelation النحلof the bees حينwhen سَرىit journeyed by night
بالحجر حجر وحي النحل حين سَرى
بفتيةِwith the youths of الكهفِthe Cave فيin قربٍnearness منto التيهwandering
بفتيةِ الكهفِ في قربٍ من التيه
In Al-Hijr, the bees' revelation was confined when it journeyed by night
With Al-Hijr a stone, and the bee's revelation when he ascended
with the youths of the Cave, close to wandering.
With the People of the Cave in a tomb from misguidance.
ومريمُand Maryam ثمthen طهTa-Ha فلتقلْso speak بهماof both of them
ومريمُ ثم طه فلتقلْ بهما
فيamong الأنبياءthe prophets بماwith what أسمعتكمI made you hear فيهin it
في الأنبياء بما أسمعتكم فيه
And Maryam, then Ta-Ha—speak of both
And Mary then Ta Ha, so say about them
among the prophets, with what I made you hear therein.
In the prophets with what I related to you in it.
وإنّand indeed زلزلةَthe earthquake of الإصعاقstriking senseless قالspoke بهاof it
وإنّ زلزلةَ الإصعاق قال بها
المؤمنونthe believers لسرٍّfor a secret فيهin it يوحيهhe reveals it
المؤمنون لسرٍّ فيه يوحيه
And the earthquake that strikes senseless was spoken of by
And indeed the earthquake of Al-Saffat said with it
the believers, for a secret within it that He reveals.
The believers for a secret in it He inspires.
النورُthe light فرقانُthe criterion of منone whom أفتنهbeguiled him ظلمتهhis darkness
النورُ فرقانُ من أفتنه ظلمته
والنملُand the ants فيin قصصtales لهاthey have تجافيدunclear word (tajafid)
والنملُ في قصص لها تجافيد
Light is the criterion for one beguiled by his darkness,
An-Noor, the criterion, whoever was misguided by its darkness,
and the ants, in tales, have tajafid [unclear in the text].
And the ant in stories that have lessons.
والعنكبوتُand the spider بنتْbuilt بيتاًa house لتسكنهto dwell in it
والعنكبوتُ بنتْ بيتاً لتسكنه
والرومand the Romans تهدمهdemolish it وقتاًat times وتبنيهand rebuild it
والروم تهدمه وقتاً وتبنيه
And the spider built a house to dwell in,
And the spider built a house to live in it,
and the Romans demolish it at times and rebuild it.
And Rome demolishes it for a time and builds it.
وجاءand came لقمانLuqman يتلوreciting بينناamong us حكماًwords of wisdom
وجاء لقمان يتلو بيننا حكماً
بسجدةٍwith a prostration لترىso you may see الأحزابَthe confederates تأتيهcoming to him
بسجدةٍ لترى الأحزابَ تأتيه
And Luqman came, reciting words of wisdom among us,
And Luqman came reciting wisdom between us
with a prostration, so you may see the confederates coming to him.
With prostration, so you may see the factions coming to it.
وفيand in سباSaba فطرواthey brought forth ياسينYa-Sin واعتمدواand relied
وفي سبا فطروا ياسين واعتمدوا
علىupon الصفوفِthe ranks لصادfor Sad شربهhis portion of drink فيهin it
على الصفوفِ لصاد شربه فيه
And in Saba they brought forth Ya-Sin and relied
And in Saba they broke their dam and relied
upon the ranks; for Sad, his portion of drink is therein.
On the rows, for the maker of the trench drank from it.
لماwhen أتتْcame نحوناtoward us أملاكهhis angels زُمَراin companies
لما أتتْ نحونا أملاكه زُمَرا
بمؤمنٍwith a believer فُصلتْwas explained in detail بماthrough what يلاقيهhe encounters it
بمؤمنٍ فُصلتْ بما يلاقيه
When his angels came toward us in companies,
When His angels came to us in groups
with a believer, it was explained through what he encounters.
With a believer, so it was separated with what meets it.
نعمyes وفيand in سورةthe surah of الشورىConsultation لناfor us مثلٌa likeness
نعم وفي سورة الشورى لنا مثلٌ
منfrom الإلهthe Deity بتنزيهthrough transcendence وتشبيهand resemblance
من الإله بتنزيه وتشبيه
Yes, in the surah of Consultation we have a likeness
Yes, and in Surat Ash-Shura for us is an example
from God, through transcendence and resemblance.
From God, with transcendence and likening.
وزخرفُand the ornament of القولِspeech أبدتهdisplayed it دجاجلةٌimpostors
وزخرفُ القولِ أبدته دجاجلةٌ
بسورةِin the surah of الدُّخsmoke صافٍa pure one قدalready جثاknelt فيهin it
بسورةِ الدُّخ صافٍ قد جثا فيه
And the ornament of speech was displayed by impostors
And the ornament of speech showed it the turtledoves
in the surah of Smoke; a pure one has knelt within it.
With Surat Ad-Dukhan, pure, kneeling in it.
أحقافهhis sand dunes أوقعتbrought about فيهاin them القتالfighting وماand no
أحقافه أوقعت فيها القتال وما
فتحopening لحجرfor an enclosure بقافthrough Qaf إذwhen تقفيهyou follow it
فتح لحجر بقاف إذ تقفيه
His sand dunes brought fighting into them, and no
Its title made fighting fall in it, and what
opening was made for an enclosure through Qaf, as you follow it.
Opening for a stone with Qaf when standing over it.
والذارياتُand the scattering winds التيwhich فيon الطورthe Mount مسكنُهاtheir dwelling
والذارياتُ التي في الطور مسكنُها
هيthey الدواءthe remedy لمنfor whoever قدalready جاءhas come يبغيهseeking it
هي الدواء لمن قد جاء يبغيه
And the scattering winds, whose dwelling is on the Mount,
And the spreaders that reside in the Mount
are the remedy for one who has come seeking it.
Are the cure for whoever came seeking it.
النجمُthe star والقمرand the moon العاليlofty يسقفهhe roofs it الthe (beginning of al-Rahman)
النجمُ والقمر العالي يسقفه ال
رحمنُAll-Merciful (completing al-Rahman) عيناًin person وفيand on الآفاقthe horizons يبديهhe reveals it
رحمنُ عيناً وفي الآفاق يبديه
The star and the lofty moon are roofed over by the
The star and the high moon roofing it,
All-Merciful Himself, and He reveals it on the horizons.
The Merciful, a spring, and in horizons shows it.
وكلُّand every نازلةcalamity فيin الكونthe cosmos واقعةan event
وكلُّ نازلة في الكون واقعة
منfrom الحديدthe iron الذيwhich بأساؤهits severity فيهin it
من الحديد الذي بأساؤه فيه
And every calamity in the cosmos is an event
And every incident in the universe is
from the iron whose severity lies within it.
From the iron which in its evenings is within it.
فإنand if أتتcomes نوناtoward us (probable reading) عينٌan eye تجادُلناdisputes with us
فإن أتت نونا عينٌ تجادُلنا
فالحشرthen the gathering يجمعناbrings us together وفيهand in it ماwhat فيهis in it
فالحشر يجمعنا وفيه ما فيه
And if an eye comes toward us, disputing with us,
So if Nun comes, an eye disputing us,
then the gathering brings us together, and in it is what is in it.
Then the Gathering brings us together and what is in it.
ولتمتحنand let be tested نسوةwomen فيin الدينthe faith هنَّthey are لهfor Him
ولتمتحن نسوة في الدين هنَّ له
مهاجراتemigrants بلاwithout عجبٍconceit ولاand without تيهarrogance
مهاجرات بلا عجبٍ ولا تيه
And let women be tested in the faith; for Him they are
And to test women in religion, they for Him
emigrants, without conceit or arrogance.
Are emigrants without wonder or confusion in it.
والصفُّand the rank للجمعاتِfor Friday gatherings سنةa practice ثبتتwas confirmed
والصفُّ للجمعاتِ سنة ثبتت
ماnot للمنافقfor the hypocrite حظa share فيهin it يشفيهheals him
ما للمنافق حظ فيه يشفيه
And the rank for Friday gatherings is an established practice;
And the rows are for the groups, a sunnah established,
the hypocrite has no share in it to heal him.
No share for the hypocrite in it to heal him.
إنَّindeed التغابنَmutual loss إنْif طلقتyou divorce سابقةٌa forerunner
إنَّ التغابنَ إنْ طلقت سابقةٌ
فلاso do not تحرّمforbid لهfor him ملكاًa kingdom توافيهyou reach it
فلا تحرّم له ملكاً توافيه
Mutual loss is indeed a forerunner, if you divorce;
Indeed, the mutual loss, if an excelling wife
so do not forbid him a kingdom you will reach.
Is divorced, then do not forbid for him a spouse meeting him.
رأيتI saw بالقلمthrough the Pen الأعلىthe highest محققَهits verifier
رأيت بالقلم الأعلى محققَه
عندat المعارجthe ascending ways إذwhen نوحٌNuh يواليهsupports him
عند المعارج إذ نوحٌ يواليه
I saw its verifier through the highest Pen
I saw with the Supreme Pen proven
at the ascending ways, as Nuh supported him.
At the ways of ascent when Noah follows it.
والجنُّand the jinn يعضدهsupports him التزميلenwrapping حينwhen أتىhe came
والجنُّ يعضده التزميل حين أتى
مدhe extended ثريدهhis tharid (bread in broth) منهfrom it إلىto فيهhis mouth
مد ثريده منه إلى فيه
And enwrapping supports the jinn; when he came,
And the jinn supporting it, the allied, when he came
he extended his tharid from it to his mouth.
Extending its threads from it to what is in it.
وفيand in القيامةthe Resurrection إنسانٌa human being بهاthrough it لسنeloquent
وفي القيامة إنسانٌ بها لسن
بالمرسلاتthrough those sent forth ِ وعمand spread النورthe light يأتيهcomes to him
بالمرسلات ِ وعم النور يأتيه
And in the Resurrection is a human eloquent through it,
And in the Resurrection a person with it, for evil
through those sent forth, and the light has spread, coming to him.
With those sent forth, and the light comes to it.
بالنازعاتِthrough those that snatch away والأعمىand the blind man كوّرتwas folded up شمسٌa sun
بالنازعاتِ والأعمى كوّرت شمسٌ
والانفطارand the splitting open معwith التطفيفshort measure يحميهprotects him
والانفطار مع التطفيف يحميه
Through those that snatch away, and the blind man, a sun was folded up,
With the extractors and the blind the sun rounded,
and the splitting open, with short measure, protects him.
And the cleaving with the defrauding protect it.
والانشقاقand the rending apart إذاwhen عاينتyou behold صورتهits form
والانشقاق إذا عاينت صورته
عندamong البروجِthe constellations تجدهyou find it طارقاًa night visitor فيهin it
عند البروجِ تجده طارقاً فيه
And the rending apart, when you behold its form
And the rending, when you witness its image
among the constellations, you find it a night visitor therein.
At the mansions, you find it a knocker within it.
سبحglorify إلهكمyour God الأعلىthe Most High بغاشيةwith an overwhelming event
سبح إلهكم الأعلى بغاشية
بالفجرat dawn فيin بلدِthe land of الشمسِthe sun تبديهyou reveal it
بالفجر في بلدِ الشمسِ تبديه
Glorify your God, the Most High, with an overwhelming event,
Glorify your highest God with the overwhelmer
at dawn, in the land of the sun, you reveal it.
At dawn in the land of the sun manifesting it.
والليلُand the night عندat الضحىmorning brightness يأتيهcomes to it شارحهits expounder
والليلُ عند الضحى يأتيه شارحه
بالتينِwith the fig فيin علقٍclots وقدرهand its measure فيهin it
بالتينِ في علقٍ وقدره فيه
And to the night, at morning brightness, its expounder comes
And the night at dawn comes to it expander
with the fig, amid clots, and its measure is therein.
With the fig during hanging and its decree within it.
ولمand not يكنit was زلزلواthey were shaken بالعادياتِby the chargers إذاwhen
ولم يكن زلزلوا بالعادياتِ إذا
ماemphatic particle القارعاتُthe striking calamities أتتْcame بالقبرwith the grave تلهيهdistract him
ما القارعاتُ أتتْ بالقبر تلهيه
And 'It was not'—they were shaken by the chargers when
And they were not shaking with the runners when
the striking calamities came to distract him with the grave.
The striking came with the grave distracting it.
والعصرand time يهمزprods فيلاًan elephant بالحجارةwith stones إذwhen
والعصر يهمز فيلاً بالحجارة إذ
جاءتْcame قريشٌQuraysh بدينِwith the religion of الحوضِthe Basin تنشيهintoxicates him
جاءتْ قريشٌ بدينِ الحوضِ تنشيه
And time prods an elephant with stones, when
And the time berates an elephant with the pelting rocks when
Quraysh came with the religion of the Basin, intoxicating him.
Quraysh came with the religion of the Pool nourishing it.
وكافرٍand a disbeliever قدindeed أبىrefused نصراًhelp فكانso there was لهfor him
وكافرٍ قد أبى نصراً فكان له
التبُّperdition منfrom سورةthe surah of الإخلاصSincerity يأتيهcomes to him
التبُّ من سورة الإخلاص يأتيه
And a disbeliever refused help, so for him
And a disbeliever who refused victory, so for him is
perdition comes from the surah of Sincerity.
The folding up from Surat Al-Ikhlas coming to it.
وسورةُand the surah of الفلقِdaybreak النوريّluminous جاءhe came بهاwith it
وسورةُ الفلقِ النوريّ جاء بها
للناسِfor mankind واللهand God منfrom ضرٍّharm يعافيهspares him
للناسِ والله من ضرٍّ يعافيه
And the surah of luminous Daybreak—he brought it
And Surat Al-Falaq the luminous, He brought it
for mankind, and God spares him harm.
For people, and Allah from harm gives well-being to it.
فهذهthese then سورُthe surahs of القرآنِthe Qur'an أجمعهاall of them
فهذه سورُ القرآنِ أجمعها
جمعتُI gathered أسماءهاtheir names لرغبتيout of my longing فيهfor it
جمعتُ أسماءها لرغبتي فيه
These, then, are all the surahs of the Qur'an;
So these are the surahs of the Quran, I gathered them,
I gathered their names out of my longing for it.
I gathered their names for my desire in it.
بالحجرin Al-Hijr حجرwas confined وحيrevelation النحلof the bees حينwhen سَرىit journeyed by night
بالحجر حجر وحي النحل حين سَرى
بفتيةِwith the youths of الكهفِthe Cave فيin قربٍnearness منto التيهwandering
بفتيةِ الكهفِ في قربٍ من التيه
In Al-Hijr, the bees' revelation was confined when it journeyed by night
with the youths of the Cave, close to wandering.
ومريمُand Maryam ثمthen طهTa-Ha فلتقلْso speak بهماof both of them
ومريمُ ثم طه فلتقلْ بهما
فيamong الأنبياءthe prophets بماwith what أسمعتكمI made you hear فيهin it
في الأنبياء بما أسمعتكم فيه
And Maryam, then Ta-Ha—speak of both
among the prophets, with what I made you hear therein.
وإنّand indeed زلزلةَthe earthquake of الإصعاقstriking senseless قالspoke بهاof it
وإنّ زلزلةَ الإصعاق قال بها
المؤمنونthe believers لسرٍّfor a secret فيهin it يوحيهhe reveals it
المؤمنون لسرٍّ فيه يوحيه
And the earthquake that strikes senseless was spoken of by
the believers, for a secret within it that He reveals.
النورُthe light فرقانُthe criterion of منone whom أفتنهbeguiled him ظلمتهhis darkness
النورُ فرقانُ من أفتنه ظلمته
والنملُand the ants فيin قصصtales لهاthey have تجافيدunclear word (tajafid)
والنملُ في قصص لها تجافيد
Light is the criterion for one beguiled by his darkness,
and the ants, in tales, have tajafid [unclear in the text].
والعنكبوتُand the spider بنتْbuilt بيتاًa house لتسكنهto dwell in it
والعنكبوتُ بنتْ بيتاً لتسكنه
والرومand the Romans تهدمهdemolish it وقتاًat times وتبنيهand rebuild it
والروم تهدمه وقتاً وتبنيه
And the spider built a house to dwell in,
and the Romans demolish it at times and rebuild it.
وجاءand came لقمانLuqman يتلوreciting بينناamong us حكماًwords of wisdom
وجاء لقمان يتلو بيننا حكماً
بسجدةٍwith a prostration لترىso you may see الأحزابَthe confederates تأتيهcoming to him
بسجدةٍ لترى الأحزابَ تأتيه
And Luqman came, reciting words of wisdom among us,
with a prostration, so you may see the confederates coming to him.
وفيand in سباSaba فطرواthey brought forth ياسينYa-Sin واعتمدواand relied
وفي سبا فطروا ياسين واعتمدوا
علىupon الصفوفِthe ranks لصادfor Sad شربهhis portion of drink فيهin it
على الصفوفِ لصاد شربه فيه
And in Saba they brought forth Ya-Sin and relied
upon the ranks; for Sad, his portion of drink is therein.
لماwhen أتتْcame نحوناtoward us أملاكهhis angels زُمَراin companies
لما أتتْ نحونا أملاكه زُمَرا
بمؤمنٍwith a believer فُصلتْwas explained in detail بماthrough what يلاقيهhe encounters it
بمؤمنٍ فُصلتْ بما يلاقيه
When his angels came toward us in companies,
with a believer, it was explained through what he encounters.
نعمyes وفيand in سورةthe surah of الشورىConsultation لناfor us مثلٌa likeness
نعم وفي سورة الشورى لنا مثلٌ
منfrom الإلهthe Deity بتنزيهthrough transcendence وتشبيهand resemblance
من الإله بتنزيه وتشبيه
Yes, in the surah of Consultation we have a likeness
from God, through transcendence and resemblance.
وزخرفُand the ornament of القولِspeech أبدتهdisplayed it دجاجلةٌimpostors
وزخرفُ القولِ أبدته دجاجلةٌ
بسورةِin the surah of الدُّخsmoke صافٍa pure one قدalready جثاknelt فيهin it
بسورةِ الدُّخ صافٍ قد جثا فيه
And the ornament of speech was displayed by impostors
in the surah of Smoke; a pure one has knelt within it.
أحقافهhis sand dunes أوقعتbrought about فيهاin them القتالfighting وماand no
أحقافه أوقعت فيها القتال وما
فتحopening لحجرfor an enclosure بقافthrough Qaf إذwhen تقفيهyou follow it
فتح لحجر بقاف إذ تقفيه
His sand dunes brought fighting into them, and no
opening was made for an enclosure through Qaf, as you follow it.
والذارياتُand the scattering winds التيwhich فيon الطورthe Mount مسكنُهاtheir dwelling
والذارياتُ التي في الطور مسكنُها
هيthey الدواءthe remedy لمنfor whoever قدalready جاءhas come يبغيهseeking it
هي الدواء لمن قد جاء يبغيه
And the scattering winds, whose dwelling is on the Mount,
are the remedy for one who has come seeking it.
النجمُthe star والقمرand the moon العاليlofty يسقفهhe roofs it الthe (beginning of al-Rahman)
النجمُ والقمر العالي يسقفه ال
رحمنُAll-Merciful (completing al-Rahman) عيناًin person وفيand on الآفاقthe horizons يبديهhe reveals it
رحمنُ عيناً وفي الآفاق يبديه
The star and the lofty moon are roofed over by the
All-Merciful Himself, and He reveals it on the horizons.
وكلُّand every نازلةcalamity فيin الكونthe cosmos واقعةan event
وكلُّ نازلة في الكون واقعة
منfrom الحديدthe iron الذيwhich بأساؤهits severity فيهin it
من الحديد الذي بأساؤه فيه
And every calamity in the cosmos is an event
from the iron whose severity lies within it.
فإنand if أتتcomes نوناtoward us (probable reading) عينٌan eye تجادُلناdisputes with us
فإن أتت نونا عينٌ تجادُلنا
فالحشرthen the gathering يجمعناbrings us together وفيهand in it ماwhat فيهis in it
فالحشر يجمعنا وفيه ما فيه
And if an eye comes toward us, disputing with us,
then the gathering brings us together, and in it is what is in it.
ولتمتحنand let be tested نسوةwomen فيin الدينthe faith هنَّthey are لهfor Him
ولتمتحن نسوة في الدين هنَّ له
مهاجراتemigrants بلاwithout عجبٍconceit ولاand without تيهarrogance
مهاجرات بلا عجبٍ ولا تيه
And let women be tested in the faith; for Him they are
emigrants, without conceit or arrogance.
والصفُّand the rank للجمعاتِfor Friday gatherings سنةa practice ثبتتwas confirmed
والصفُّ للجمعاتِ سنة ثبتت
ماnot للمنافقfor the hypocrite حظa share فيهin it يشفيهheals him
ما للمنافق حظ فيه يشفيه
And the rank for Friday gatherings is an established practice;
the hypocrite has no share in it to heal him.
إنَّindeed التغابنَmutual loss إنْif طلقتyou divorce سابقةٌa forerunner
إنَّ التغابنَ إنْ طلقت سابقةٌ
فلاso do not تحرّمforbid لهfor him ملكاًa kingdom توافيهyou reach it
فلا تحرّم له ملكاً توافيه
Mutual loss is indeed a forerunner, if you divorce;
so do not forbid him a kingdom you will reach.
رأيتI saw بالقلمthrough the Pen الأعلىthe highest محققَهits verifier
رأيت بالقلم الأعلى محققَه
عندat المعارجthe ascending ways إذwhen نوحٌNuh يواليهsupports him
عند المعارج إذ نوحٌ يواليه
I saw its verifier through the highest Pen
at the ascending ways, as Nuh supported him.
والجنُّand the jinn يعضدهsupports him التزميلenwrapping حينwhen أتىhe came
والجنُّ يعضده التزميل حين أتى
مدhe extended ثريدهhis tharid (bread in broth) منهfrom it إلىto فيهhis mouth
مد ثريده منه إلى فيه
And enwrapping supports the jinn; when he came,
he extended his tharid from it to his mouth.
وفيand in القيامةthe Resurrection إنسانٌa human being بهاthrough it لسنeloquent
وفي القيامة إنسانٌ بها لسن
بالمرسلاتthrough those sent forth ِ وعمand spread النورthe light يأتيهcomes to him
بالمرسلات ِ وعم النور يأتيه
And in the Resurrection is a human eloquent through it,
through those sent forth, and the light has spread, coming to him.
بالنازعاتِthrough those that snatch away والأعمىand the blind man كوّرتwas folded up شمسٌa sun
بالنازعاتِ والأعمى كوّرت شمسٌ
والانفطارand the splitting open معwith التطفيفshort measure يحميهprotects him
والانفطار مع التطفيف يحميه
Through those that snatch away, and the blind man, a sun was folded up,
and the splitting open, with short measure, protects him.
والانشقاقand the rending apart إذاwhen عاينتyou behold صورتهits form
والانشقاق إذا عاينت صورته
عندamong البروجِthe constellations تجدهyou find it طارقاًa night visitor فيهin it
عند البروجِ تجده طارقاً فيه
And the rending apart, when you behold its form
among the constellations, you find it a night visitor therein.
سبحglorify إلهكمyour God الأعلىthe Most High بغاشيةwith an overwhelming event
سبح إلهكم الأعلى بغاشية
بالفجرat dawn فيin بلدِthe land of الشمسِthe sun تبديهyou reveal it
بالفجر في بلدِ الشمسِ تبديه
Glorify your God, the Most High, with an overwhelming event,
at dawn, in the land of the sun, you reveal it.
والليلُand the night عندat الضحىmorning brightness يأتيهcomes to it شارحهits expounder
والليلُ عند الضحى يأتيه شارحه
بالتينِwith the fig فيin علقٍclots وقدرهand its measure فيهin it
بالتينِ في علقٍ وقدره فيه
And to the night, at morning brightness, its expounder comes
with the fig, amid clots, and its measure is therein.
ولمand not يكنit was زلزلواthey were shaken بالعادياتِby the chargers إذاwhen
ولم يكن زلزلوا بالعادياتِ إذا
ماemphatic particle القارعاتُthe striking calamities أتتْcame بالقبرwith the grave تلهيهdistract him
ما القارعاتُ أتتْ بالقبر تلهيه
And 'It was not'—they were shaken by the chargers when
the striking calamities came to distract him with the grave.
والعصرand time يهمزprods فيلاًan elephant بالحجارةwith stones إذwhen
والعصر يهمز فيلاً بالحجارة إذ
جاءتْcame قريشٌQuraysh بدينِwith the religion of الحوضِthe Basin تنشيهintoxicates him
جاءتْ قريشٌ بدينِ الحوضِ تنشيه
And time prods an elephant with stones, when
Quraysh came with the religion of the Basin, intoxicating him.
وكافرٍand a disbeliever قدindeed أبىrefused نصراًhelp فكانso there was لهfor him
وكافرٍ قد أبى نصراً فكان له
التبُّperdition منfrom سورةthe surah of الإخلاصSincerity يأتيهcomes to him
التبُّ من سورة الإخلاص يأتيه
And a disbeliever refused help, so for him
perdition comes from the surah of Sincerity.
وسورةُand the surah of الفلقِdaybreak النوريّluminous جاءhe came بهاwith it
وسورةُ الفلقِ النوريّ جاء بها
للناسِfor mankind واللهand God منfrom ضرٍّharm يعافيهspares him
للناسِ والله من ضرٍّ يعافيه
And the surah of luminous Daybreak—he brought it
for mankind, and God spares him harm.
فهذهthese then سورُthe surahs of القرآنِthe Qur'an أجمعهاall of them
فهذه سورُ القرآنِ أجمعها
جمعتُI gathered أسماءهاtheir names لرغبتيout of my longing فيهfor it
جمعتُ أسماءها لرغبتي فيه
These, then, are all the surahs of the Qur'an;
I gathered their names out of my longing for it.
Partial English translation: 88 of 148 Arabic lines translated.
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