كَالزَّهْرِlike the flowerفِيinشَرَفٍnobility
Like the flower in nobility
وَالْبَدْرِand the full moonفِيinشَرَفٍnobility
and the full moon in nobility.
وَالْبَحْرِand the seaفِيinكَرَمٍgenerosity
And the sea in generosity
وَالدَّهْرِand timeفِيinهِمَمٍhigh aspirations
and time in high aspirations.
السِّرُّThe secretفِيinقِصَرِthe shortness ofآيَةٍa verseمَعَwithطُولِthe length ofأُخْرَىanother
The secret in the shortness of a verse with the length of another:
وَتَأْتِيAnd comesأَحْيَانًاsometimesآيَةٌa verseطَوِيلَةٌlongمَعَwithآيَةٍa verseقَصِيرَةٍshort
And sometimes a long verse comes with a short verse,
وَالسِّرُّand the secretفِيinمِثْلِsuchهَذِهِtheseالْمَوَاضِعِplaces
and the secret in such places
أَنَّهُis thatلَوْifوُضِعَwere placedحُسْنُthe beauty ofالْكَلَامِspeech
is that if the beauty of speech
وَجَمَالُand the elegance ofالتَّعْبِيرِexpressionالَّذِيwhichنَشَأَoriginated
and elegance of expression that originated
مِنْfromتَقَارُبِthe closeness ofالْوَزْنِmeterوَوِجْدَانِand findingالْأَمْرِthe matterالْمُنْتَظَرِawaitedالْمَطْلُوبِdesired
from the proximity of meter and finding the awaited desired matter
الَّذِيwhichهُوَisالْقَافِيَةُthe rhymeحَسَبَمَاaccording to whatعَرَفْتَyou knewبِهَاby it
which is the rhyme (according to what you knew by it)
فِيinكَفَّةٍone scale
in one scale,
وَوُضِعَand were placedحُسْنُthe beauty ofالْكَلَامِspeech
and the beauty of speech
وَعُذُوبَةُand the sweetness ofالْعِبَارَةِthe phraseالنَّاشِئَةِarisingمِنْfromسُهُولَةِthe ease ofالْأَدَاءِdelivery
and sweetness of phrase arising from the ease of delivery
وَسَلَاسَتِهِand its fluencyوَمُوَافَقَةِand conformity toطَبْعِthe nature ofالْكَلَامِspeech
and its fluency, conformity to the nature of speech,
وَعَدَمِand absence ofلُحُوقِaffectingأَيِّanyتَغَيُّرٍchangeفِيهِin itفِيinكَفَّةٍanother scaleأُخْرَىother
and lack of any change in it in another scale,
فَإِنَّthen indeedالْفِطْرَةَthe innate dispositionالسَّلِيمَةَsoundسَوْفَwillتَمِيلُinclineإِلَىtowardجَانِبِthe side ofالْمَعْنَىmeaning
then the sound innate disposition will incline toward the side of meaning
وَتُرَجِّحُهُand favor itفَيُهْمَلُso is neglectedلِذَلِكَdue to thatانْتِظَارُwaiting forشَيْءٍsomething
and favor it, so waiting for something is neglected for that
وَهُوَand it isالْقَافِيَةُthe rhyme
(which is the rhyme)
وَيُؤَدَّىand is fulfilledحَقُّthe right ofالِانْتِظَارِwaitingوَالطَّلَبِand the demandالْآخَرِotherكَامِلًاcompleteمَوْفُورًاabundantوَهُوَand it isالْجَانِبُthe aspectالْمَعْنَوِيُّmeaningful
and the right of waiting and the other demand is fulfilled completely and abundantly (which is the meaningful aspect).
أَسَالِيبُStylesتَنَوُّعَةٌdiverseأُخْرَىotherفِيinالسُّوَرِthe surahs
Other diverse styles in the surahs:
وَمَاAnd whatقُلْنَاwe saidفِيinمُفْتَتَحِthe opening ofهَذَاthisالْبَحْثِdiscussion
And what we said at the opening of this discussion
أَنَّthatسُنَّةَthe practice ofاللَّهِAllahتَعَالَىExalted is Heجَرَتْproceededعَلَىuponذَلِكَthat
that the practice of Allah - the Exalted - proceeded upon that
فِيinأَكْثَرِmost ofالسُّوَرِthe surahsالْقُرْآنِيَّةِQuranic
in most of the Quranic surahs,
إِنَّمَاis onlyهُوَitلِأَجْلِfor the sake thatبَعْضَsome ofالسُّوَرِthe surahsالْقُرْآنِيَّةِQuranic
is only for the reason that some of the Quranic surahs
لَمْnot يُرَاعَwas observedفِيهَاin itهَذَاthisالنَّوْعُtypeمِنْofالْوَزْنِmeterوَالْقَافِيَةِand rhyme
did not observe in it this type of meter and rhyme.
فَجَاءَتْSo cameطَائِفَةٌa groupمِنْofهَذِهِtheseالسُّوَرِsurahs
So a group of these surahs came
عَلَىuponطَرِيقِthe way ofخُطَبِthe speeches ofالْخُطَبَاءِorators
upon the manner of the speeches of orators,
وَأَمْثِلَةِand the examples ofالْبُلَغَاءِeloquent peopleوَالْحُكَمَاءِand wise people
the examples of eloquent speakers and wise people.
وَلَعَلَّكَAnd perhaps youقَدْhaveسَمِعْتَheardرِوَايَةَthe narration ofسَمَرِnight conversation ofالنِّسَاءِwomen
And perhaps you have heard the narration of women's night conversation
الَّتِيwhichرَوَتْهَاnarrated itعَائِشَةُAishaرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهُwith Allahعَنْهَاwith her
which Aisha - may Allah be pleased with her - narrated,
وَنَظَرْتَand you lookedفِيatقَوَافِيهَاits rhymes
and you looked at its rhymes.