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وَجَاءَتْAnd cameبَعْضُsomeالسُّوَرِof the surahsالْأُخْرَىother

And some other surahs came

عَلَىuponطَرِيقِthe methodرَسَائِلِof the lettersالْعَرَبِof the Arabs

in the manner of the letters of the Arabs

مِنْwithoutدُونِregardingمُرَاعَاةِobservingشَيْءٍanythingآخَرَ،else,

without observing anything else,

كَأَنَّهَاas if itمُحَاوَرَةُis the dialogue ofالنَّاسِpeopleبَعْضُهُمْsome of themبِبَعْضٍwith others

as if it were the dialogue of people with one another

اللَّهُمَّexceptإِلَّاforالْخَوَاتِمَthe conclusionsلِلْكَلَامِof the speechالَّتِيwhichجَاءَتْcameعَلَىinالنَّمَطِthe styleالَّذِيwhichتَرَى.you see.

except for the concluding parts of the speech which came in the style that you see.

وَالسِّرُّAnd the secretفِيinذَلِكَthat

And the secret in that

أَنَّis thatأَصْلَthe originلُغَةِof the languageالْعَرَبِof the Arabs

is that the origin of the Arabic language

يُرَاعَىis observedفِيهَاin itالْوَقْفُthe pauseفِيatالْمَوْضِعِthe placeالَّذِيwhereيَنْتَهِيendsعَلَيْهِupon itالنَّفَسُthe breathمِنَfromالْكَلَامِthe speech

observes the pause at the place where the breath ends in speech

وَيَتَلَاشَىand fadesالنَّشَاطُthe energyفِيinالْامْتِدَادِthe extensionالصَّوْتِيِّ،of the voice,

and the energy fades in the vocal extension,

وَمِنْand fromهُنَاhereجَاءَتْcameالْآيَاتُthe versesعَلَىinهَذِهِthisالصُّورَةِ.form.

and hence the verses came in this form.

هَذَاThisمَاis whatفَتَحَopenedاللَّهُAllah- تَعَالَى -- the Most High -عَلَيَّto meفِيinهَذَاthisالْبَابِ،chapter,

This is what Allah - the Most High - bestowed upon me in this chapter,

وَاللَّهُand Allahأَعْلَمُknows bestبِالصَّوَابِ.what is correct.

and Allah knows best what is correct.