Arabic Poetry Studies

ُ ِ ‫وَْ ب‬ ‫ص‬ ٍ ‫شُرو‬ َ ْ‫ط‬ ْ َ ‫سبْعَةٍْ قَد ْْ قُيِّد‬ ُ ُ ‫ت ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْوَْ فِي ْن‬ ِ ‫صو‬ ‫ت‬ ِ َ‫الو‬ َ ْ ‫حي‬ ْ َ ‫حًقا ْوََرد‬ َّ‫فَإن َه ْل َم ْينتفع قَائِلُْْْْْْها ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْ ْبالنُط ْق ْإل‬ ْْ ِ َ ْ َ ْ ُ ّ َ ِ ّ ِ ‫ملُْْْْْْْهَا‬ ُ ْ ‫حي‬ ِ ْ ‫ستَك‬ َ ْ َ ‫ث ْي‬ ُ ‫قبُْْو‬ ‫ْو‬ َ ‫ن ْوَْ ال‬ ِ َ ‫م ْوَْ الي‬ ُ ْ ‫العِل‬ َ ْْْْْْْْْْْْ‫ل‬ ُ ْ ‫قي‬ ααα “And with seven conditions has it indeed been restricted, And in the texts of the revelation is it truly found. For indeed it will not benefit the one who pronounces it With an utterance except when he fulfils them. Knowledge and certainty and acceptance And compliance, so know what I say, And truthfulness and sincerity and love, May Allah give you success in attaining what He loves.” (Ma’aarij al-Qabool 1/21)

ααα

ْ‫ُقيّدَت‬

ْ‫قَد‬

ٍ‫سبْعَة‬ َ

ٍ‫بِشُرُوط‬

َ‫و‬

it been restricted

has

seven

with conditions

And

ُ ِ ‫وَْ ب‬ ‫ت‬ ٍ ‫شُرو‬ َ ْ‫ط‬ ْ َ ‫سبْعَةٍْ قَد ْْ قُي ِّد‬ “And with seven conditions has it indeed been restricted”

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ْ‫َورَ َدت‬

‫حَقًا‬

‫الوَحِي‬

ِ‫ُنصُوص‬

‫فِي‬

َ‫و‬

it is related

truly

of the Revelatio n

texts

in

And

‫ت‬ ِ َ‫ص ْالو‬ َ ْ ‫حي‬ ْ َ ‫حًقا ْوََرد‬ ُ ُ ‫وَْ فِي ْن‬ ِ ‫صو‬ “And in the texts of the revelation is it truly found”

‫قَائِلُــــــهَا‬

ْ‫َينْتَفِع‬

ْ‫لَم‬

by the one who says it

cause benefit

not

ُ‫فَإنّه‬ For indeed it

‫فعْْ قَائِلُْْْْْْهَا‬ ِ َ ‫م ْيَنْت‬ ْ َ ‫ه ْل‬ ُ َّ ‫فَإن‬ “For indeed it will not benefit the one who pronounces it”

‫َيسْ َتكْمِلُـــــــهَا‬

ُ‫حَ ْيث‬

ّ‫إل‬

ِ‫بِالنّطْق‬

he seeks to fulfill it

when/whic h

except

with the utterance

َ ْ ُ ‫ملُْْْْْْْهَا‬ ُ ْ ‫حي‬ ِ ْ ‫ستَك‬ َ ّْ ‫ق ْإل‬ ْ َ ‫ث ْي‬ ِ ‫بِالن ّط‬ “With an utterance except when he fulfils them”

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ُ‫ال َقبُــول‬

َ‫و‬

ُ‫اليَ ِقيْن‬

َ‫و‬

ُ‫العِلْم‬

Acceptance

And

Certainty

And

Knowledge

ُ ‫قبُْْو‬ ‫ل‬ َ ‫ن ْوَْ ال‬ ِ َ ‫م ْوَْ الي‬ ُ ْ ‫العِل‬ ُ ْ ‫قي‬ “Knowledge and certainty and acceptance”

ُ‫أقُول‬

‫مَا‬

ِ‫فَـــــا ْدر‬

ُ‫النْـــــقِيَاد‬

َ‫و‬

I say

what

so understand

Compliance

And

ُ ‫ما ْأقُو‬ ‫ل‬ ِ ْْْْْْ‫وَْ الن‬ َ ِْ‫قيَاد ُْ فَْْْْْادْر‬ “And compliance, so know what I say”

ُ‫المَحَبّة‬ Love

َ‫وَ الخْلصُ و‬ An d

Sincerity

An d

ُ‫صدْق‬ ّ ‫وَ ال‬ Truthfuln ess

An d

‫ة‬ ْ ‫صدْقُْ وَْ ال‬ ُ َّ ‫حب‬ ِّ ‫وَْ ال‬ َ ‫م‬ َ ‫ص ْوَْ ال‬ ُ ‫خل‬ “And truthfulness and sincerity and love”

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ُ‫أحَبّه‬

‫لِــــمَا‬

ُّ‫ال‬

َ‫َوفّــــــــــقك‬

He loves

to what

Allah

Grant you success

َّ َُ ّ ‫حب‬ َ ‫وَفَّْْْْْْْْْْق‬ ْْْْ ‫ل‬ ْ ‫ه‬ ‫ه‬ ِ َ ‫ما ْأ‬ َ ُ ‫ك ْالل‬ “May Allah give you success in attaining what He loves.” Courtesy of Aboo Imraan al-Mekseekee

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