إِنَّIndeed اِبنَthe son of عَفّانَʿAffān الَّذيwhom جَرَبتُمُyou have tested
إِنَّ اِبنَ عَفّانَ الَّذي جَرَبتُمُ
فَطَمَweaned اللُصوصَthe thieves بِمُحكَمِthrough the definitive rulings of الفُرقانِthe Criterion
فَطَمَ اللُصوصَ بِمُحكَمِ الفُرقانِ
Indeed, Ibn Affan—the man you have put to the test—
Indeed, Ibn ʿAffān, whom you have tested,
has weaned the thieves by the Qur’an’s decisive judgment.
weaned the thieves through the definitive rulings of the Criterion.
ماnot زالَceased يَعمَلُhe acts بِالكِتابِby the Book مُهَيمِناًexercising authority
ما زالَ يَعمَلُ بِالكِتابِ مُهَيمِناً
فيover كُلِّعنقevery neck مِنهُمُof them وَبَنانِand fingertips
في كُلِّعنق مِنهُمُ وَبَنانِ
He has never ceased to act according to the Book, holding sway
He has not ceased to act by the Book, exercising authority
over every neck and fingertip of theirs.
over every neck and fingertip of theirs.
