اَلْقَوانِينُ
The lawsاَلِاصْطِلاحِيَّةُ
conventionalوَالتَّقَيُّدُ
and strict adherenceبِها
to themدَلِيلٌ
is evidenceعَلى
ofاَلْعَجْزِ
helplessnessوَالْجَهْلِ،
and ignorance,Conventional laws and adherence to them are evidence of helplessness and ignorance.
وَأَمَّا
And as forمُراعاةُ
observingاَلْحُسْنِ
the overall beautyاَلْإِجْمالِيِّ
andوَالْقَدْرِ
the common measureاَلْمُشْتَرَكِ
that does not failالَّذِي
in any stateلا
ofيَفُوتُ
speech,فِي
norأَيِّ
anyحالٍ
attributeمِن
of itsأَحْوالِ
attributes,اَلْكَلامِ،
accompanyingوَلا
speechأَيِّ
in its gentlenessصِفَةٍ
and severity,مِن
its lowlandsصِفاتِهِ،
and highlands,وَيُرافِقُ
withoutاَلْكَلامَ
acquaintanceفِي
with conventionalلِينِهِ
rules,وَشِدَّتِهِ،
and utilizingوَوَهادَةٍ
customaryوَنِجادِهِ،
controls,مِن
that is indeedدُونِ
pureإِلْمامٍ
inimitability,بِالقَواعِدِ
surpassingاَلِاصْطِلاحِيَّةِ،
the limitوَاسْتِعْمالٍ
of humanلِلضَّوابِطِ
capacity.اَلْعُرْفِيَّةِ
And there is no doubtإِنَّما
that Godهُوَ
- His majestyاَلْإِعْجازُ
be exalted -بِرَأْسِهِ،
chose thisاَلْخارِجُ
miraculousعَنْ
method.And as for observing the overall beauty and the common measure that does not fail in any state of speech, nor any attribute of its attributes, accompanying speech in its gentleness and severity, its lowlands and highlands, without acquaintance with conventional rules, and utilizing customary controls, that is indeed pure inimitability, surpassing the limit of human capacity. And there is no doubt that God - His majesty be exalted - chose this miraculous method.
وَلا
And there isشَكَّ
no doubtأَنَّ
thatاَللَّهَ
God- جَلَّتْ
- exaltedقُدْرَتُهُ -
be His power -اخْتارَ
choseهَذِهِ
thisاَلطَّرِيقَةَ
methodاَلْمُعْجِزَةَ.
miraculous.And there is no doubt that God - exalted be His power - chose this miraculous method.
(اَلَّتِي
(Whichتَكِلُّ
fall shortعَنْ
of comprehendingإدْراكِهِ
it - truly -- حَقِّهِ -
and ascendingوَالصُّعُودِ
to its peak,إِلى
allمُرْتَقاهُ
the powersقُوى
of mankindاَلْبَشَرِ
altogether).أَجْمَعِينَ).
altogether.(Which all the powers of mankind together fall short of comprehending - truly - and ascending to its peak).
مُراعاةُ
The observanceاَلْقُرْآنِ
of the Noble Quranاَلْكَرِيمِ
for acousticلِلْجاذِبِيَّةِ
attractionالصَّوْتِيَّةِ
withoutدُونَ
poeticاَلْبُحُورِ
meters:الشِّعْرِيَّةِ:
poetic meters:The observance of the Noble Quran for acoustic attraction without poetic meters:
وَمِنْ
And fromهُنا
hereنَسْتَنْبِطُ
we deduceقاعِدَةً
an importantمُهِمَّةً،
rule,وَهِيَ
which isأَنَّ
thatاَللَّهَ
God- تَبارَكَ
- blessedوَتَعالى
and exalted- قَدْ
- hasراعى
observedفِي
in mostأَكْثَرِ
surahsسُوَرِ
of Hisكِتابِهِ
praised Bookاَلْحَمِيدِ
acousticاَلْجاذِبِيَّةَ
attraction,الصَّوْتِيَّةَ
its extension,وَامْتِدادَها،
its beauty,وَجَمالَها
and its effect,وَتَأْثِيرَها،
notلا
Al-Tawilاَلْبَحْرِ
meter,اَلطَّوِيلِ
Al-Madidوَالْبَحْرِ
meter,اَلْمَدِيدِ
or otherأَوْ
poeticغَيْرِهِما
meters.مِنَ
fromاَلْبُحُورِ
the poeticالشِّعْرِيَّةِ.
meters.And from here we deduce an important rule, which is that God - blessed and exalted - has observed in most surahs of His praised Book acoustic attraction, its extension, its beauty, and its effect, not Al-Tawil meter, Al-Madid meter, or other poetic meters.
[فَواصِلُ
[The endingsاَلْآياتِ
of Quranicاَلْقُرْآنِيَّةِ:]
verses:][The endings of Quranic verses:]
وَاعْتَبِرْ
And considerفِي
in verseاَلْفَواصِلِ
endingsانْقِطاعَ
the interruptionاَلنَّفْسِ
of breathبِالْمُدَّةِ،
by duration,أَوْ
orما
whatتَسْتَقِرُّ
durationاَلْمُدَّةُ
settles upon,عَلَيْهِ،
notلا
the rulesقَواعِدَ
of the scienceفَنِّ
of rhyme.اَلْقافِيَةِ،
And thisوَهَذَا
subjectاَلْمَبْحَثُ
needsيَحْتاجُ
expansionإِلى
and detail,بَسْطٍ
and I sufficeوَتَفْصِيلٍ،
hereوَاجْتُزِئُ
with a smallهُنا
amount.بِالْقَدْرِ
So let usاَلْيَسِيرِ
ponderفَلِنَتَأَمَّلْ
whatفِيما
follows:يَأْتِي:
follows:And consider in verse endings the interruption of breath by duration, or what duration settles upon, not the rules of the science of rhyme. And this subject needs expansion and detail, and I suffice here with a small amount. So let us ponder what follows:
اعْتِبارُ
Consideringاَلِامْتِدادِ
acousticالصَّوْتِيِّ
extensionهُوَ
isاَلْوَزْنُ
the meterفِي
inاَلْقُرْآنِ
the Nobleاَلْكَرِيمِ:
Quran:Considering acoustic extension is the meter in the Noble Quran:
إِنَّ
Indeedدُخُولَ
the entranceاَلنَّفْسِ
of breathفِي
intoاَلْحَلْقُومِ
the throatوَخُرُوجَهُ
and its exitمِنْهُ
from itأَمْرٌ
is a naturalطَبِيعِيٌّ
matterفِي
inاَلْإِنْسانِ
man(كَما
(just asهُوَ
it isأَمْرٌ
a naturalطَبِيعِيٌّ
matterفِي
inكُلِّ
everyحَيَوانٍ)
animal)وَإِنَّ
and indeedتَمْدِيدَ
extendingاَلنَّفْسِ
the breathIndeed the entrance of breath into the throat and its exit from it is a natural matter in man (just as it is a natural matter in every animal) and indeed extending the breath