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وَإِنَّAnd indeedالْقُرْآنَthe Quranالْعَظِيمَthe Great

And indeed the Great Quran

بِالنِّسْبَةِwith respectإِلَىtoكُلِّeveryوَاحِدٍone

with respect to every one

مِنْofمَبَاحِثِthe topics ofالْعُلُومِthe sciencesالْخَمْسَةِ،the five,

of the topics of the five sciences,

أَرَادَintendedإِفَادَةَto benefitالْقِسْمَيْنِthe two categoriesالْمَذْكُورَيْنِ،mentioned,

intended to benefit the two categories mentioned,

فَأَرَادَso it intendedتَعْلِيمَteachingمَاwhatلَاnotيَعْلَمُis known

so it intended teaching what is not known

بِالنِّسْبَةِwith respectإِلَىtoالْجَاهِلِ،the ignorant one,

with respect to the ignorant one,

وَأَرَادَand it intendedانْصِبَاغَthe dyeing/imbuingالنُّفُوسِof soulsبِصِبْغَةِwith the dye ofهَذِهِtheseالْعُلُومَاتِknown sciences

and it intended the imbuing of souls with the dye of these known sciences

بِتَكْرَارِهَاby repeating itوَتَرْدَادِهَاand reiterating itبِالنِّسْبَةِwith respectإِلَىtoالْعَالِمِ،the knowledgeable one,

by repeating it and reiterating it with respect to the knowledgeable one,

اللَّهُمَّexceptإِلَّاthatأَكْثَرَmost ofمَبَاحِثِthe topics ofالْأَحْكَامِrulings

except for most of the topics of rulings

الَّتِيwhichلَمْdid notيَقَعْoccurفِيهَاin itهَذَاthisالتَّكْرَارُrepetition

in which this repetition did not occur

إِذْsinceأَنَّthatإِفَادَةَbenefitingالْقِسْمِthe categoryالثَّانِيsecond

since benefiting the second category

لَمْwas notتَكُنْbeingمَطْلُوبَةًsoughtفِيهَا.in it.

was not sought in it.

[سِرُّ[The secret ofتَكْرَارِthe repetition ofالتِّلَاوَةِ:]recitation:]

[The secret of the repetition of recitation:]

وَلِأَجْلِAnd forذَلِكَthatأُمِرْنَاwe were commandedبِتَكْرَارِwith repeatingالتِّلَاوَةِthe recitationوَالْإِكْثَارِand doing muchمِنْهَا،of it,

And for that reason we were commanded to repeat the recitation and do much of it,

وَلَمْand it did notيَكْتَفِsufficeبِمُجَرَّدِwith mereالْفَهْمِunderstandingوَالْإِدْرَاكِ.and comprehension.

and it did not suffice with mere understanding and comprehension.

تَنَوُّعُDiversity ofالْأَسَالِيبِmethodsمَعَwithالتَّكْرَارِrepetitionفِيinالْمَطَالِبِ:demands/requests:

Diversity of methods with repetition in requests:

وَقَدْAnd indeedرُوعِيَwas observed- مَعَ- along withذَلِكَ -that -هَذَاthisقَدْرُamountمِنْofالْفَرْقِdifference

And indeed - along with that - this amount of difference was observed

أَنَّthatالْمَطَالِبَthe requestsالَّتِيthatتَكَرَّرَتْwere repeatedجَاءَتْcameكُلَّeveryمَرَّةٍtime

that the requests which were repeated came every time

بِعِبَارَةٍwith an expressionطَرِيَّةٍfreshجَدِيدَةٍnewوَأُسْلُوبٍand a methodجَدِيدٍnew

with a fresh new expression and a new method

حَتَّىso thatيَكُونَit may haveلَهُfor itوَقْعٌan impactأَكْثَرُgreaterفِيinالنُّفُوسِthe souls

so that it may have a greater impact in the souls

وَأَمْتَعُand more enjoyableلِلْأَذْهَانِfor the mindsوَالْعُقُولِ،and intellects,

and more enjoyable for the minds and intellects,

فَلَوْso ifكَانَwasالتَّكْرَارُthe repetitionمَعَwithاتِّحَادِunification ofالْأَلْفَاظِwordsوَالْعِبَارَاتِand expressions

so if the repetition was with the unification of words and expressions

لَكَانَit would beشَيْئاًsomethingمِنْofحَقِّهِits rightأَنْthatيُكَرَّرَit be repeatedوَيُرَدَّدَand reiteratedفَحَسْبُmerely

it would be something whose right is merely to be repeated and reiterated

وَلَكِنَّهُbut itمَعَwithاخْتِلَافِdifference ofالتَّعَابِيرِexpressionsوَتَنَوُّعِand diversity ofالْأَسَالِيبِmethods

but with the difference of expressions and diversity of methods,

مَدْعَاةٌit is a causeلِلتَّفْكِيرِfor reflectionوَخَوْضِand plunging ofالْعَقْلِthe intellectوَاسْتِجْمَاعِand gathering ofالْخَاطِرِ.the thought.

it is a cause for reflection, the plunging of the intellect, and the gathering of thought.