مُقَدِّمَةُ
Introductionالْكِتَابِ
of the bookIntroduction of the book
إِنَّ
Indeedآلَاءَ
bountiesاللَّهِ
of Allah- تَعَالَى -
- Exalted is He -وَنِعَمَهُ
and His favorsعَلَى
uponعَبْدِهِ
His servantالضَّعِيفِ
the weakكَثِيرَةٌ
are manyلَا
notتُحْصَى،
counted,Indeed, the bounties and favors of Allah - Exalted is He - upon His weak servant are many and cannot be counted,
وَأَجَلُّ
and the greatest ofهَذِهِ
theseالنِّعَمِ
favorsتَوْفِيقُهُ
is His granting successإِيَّايَ
to meلِفَهْمِ
in understandingكِتَابِهِ
His Bookالْحَكِيمِ،
the Wise,and the greatest of these favors is His granting me success in understanding His Wise Book,
وَإِنَّ
and indeedمِنَنَ
favors ofسَيِّدِنَا
our masterرَسُولِ
the Messengerاللَّهِ
of Allah- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -
- peace and blessings be upon him -عَلَى
uponأَصْغَرِ
the smallestأَفْرَادِ
of individualsأُمَّتِهِ،
of his nation,and indeed the favors of our master the Messenger of Allah - peace and blessings be upon him - upon the least of his nation,
مَنْزِلَةً،
in status,عَظِيمَةٌ
are greatوَفِيرَةٌ،
and abundant,وَأَعْظَمُهَا
and the greatest of themتَبْلِيغُهُ
is his conveying- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -
- peace and blessings be upon him -لِكِتَابِ
of the Bookرَبِّهِ
of his Lord- عَزَّ وَجَلَّ -.
- Almighty and Majestic -.in status, are great and abundant, and the greatest of them is his conveying - peace and blessings be upon him - of the Book of his Lord - Almighty and Majestic -.
لَقَدْ
Indeedتَلَقَّى
receivedالْجِيلُ
the generationالْأَوَّلُ
firstمِنْهُ
from him- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -
- peace and blessings be upon him -الْقُرْآنَ
the Quranالْكَرِيمَ،
the Noble,Indeed, the first generation received from him - peace and blessings be upon him - the Noble Quran,
وَتَلَقَّى
and receivedالْجِيلُ
the generationالثَّانِي
secondمِنَ
fromالْجِيلِ
the generationالْأَوَّلِ
firstوَهَكَذَا
and thusدَوَالَيْكَ
onwardحَتَّى
untilوَصَلَ
it reachedإِلَى
toالْعَبْدِ
the servantالضَّعِيفِ
the weakفَنَالَ
so he obtainedحَظَّهُ
his shareمِنْ
fromتِلَاوَتِهِ
its recitationوَفَهْمِهِ
and its understandingوَتَدَبُّرِهِ.
and its contemplation.and the second generation received it from the first, and so on onward until it reached the weak servant, so he obtained his share of its recitation, understanding, and contemplation.
اللَّهُمَّ
O Allahصَلِّ
send prayersعَلَى
uponهَذَا
thisالنَّبِيِّ
Prophetالْكَرِيمِ،
Noble,O Allah, send prayers upon this Noble Prophet,
سَيِّدِنَا
our masterوَمَوْلَانَا
and our protectorشَفِيعِنَا
our intercessorأَفْضَلَ
the best ofصَلَوَاتِكَ
Your prayersوَأَيْمَنِ
and the most auspicious ofبَرَكَاتِكَ
Your blessingsوَعَلَى
and uponآلِهِ
his familyوَأَصْحَابِهِ،
and his companions,our master and our protector, our intercessor, with the best of Your prayers and the most auspicious of Your blessings, and upon his family and his companions,
وَعُلَمَاءِ
and the scholars ofأُمَّتِهِ
his nationأَجْمَعِينَ،
all of them,بِرَحْمَتِكَ
by Your mercyيَا
Oأَرْحَمَ
Most Merciful ofالرَّاحِمِينَ.
the merciful.and all the scholars of his nation, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
أَمَّا
As forبَعْدُ!
then!As for what follows!
يَقُولُ
Saysالْفَقِيرُ
the one in needإِلَى
toاللَّهِ،
Allah,وَلِيُّ
Waliاللَّهِ
Allahبْنُ
son ofعَبْدِ
Abdulالرَّحِيمِ
RahimThe one in need of Allah, Wali Allah bin Abdul Rahim - says
- عَامِلَهُمَا
- may He deal with both of themاللَّهُ
Allah- تَعَالَى -
- Exalted is He -بِلُطْفِهِ
with His kindnessالْعَظِيمِ -:
the great -- may Allah - Exalted is He - deal with both of them with His great kindness -:
إِنَّهُ
Indeedلَمَّا
whenفَتَحَ
openedاللَّهُ
Allah- تَعَالَى -
- Exalted is He -عَلَيَّ
upon meبَابًا
a doorمِنْ
fromكِتَابِهِ
His Bookالْحَكِيمِ،
the Wise,Indeed, when Allah - Exalted is He - opened upon me a door from His Wise Book,
خَطَرَ
it occurredلِي
to meأَنْ
thatأُقَيِّدَ
I recordالْفَوَائِدَ
the benefitsالنَّافِعَةَ
beneficialالَّتِي
whichتَنْفَعُ
benefitإِخْوَانِي
my brothersفِي
inتَدَبُّرِ
contemplatingكَلَامِ
the speechاللَّهِ
of Allah- عَزَّ وَجَلَّ -
- Almighty and Majestic -it occurred to me to record the beneficial points that benefit my brothers in contemplating the speech of Allah - Almighty and Majestic -
وَأَرْجُو
and I hopeأَنَّ
thatمُجَرَّدَ
merelyفَهْمِ
understandingهَذِهِ
theseالْقَوَاعِدِ
rulesيَفْتَحُ
will openلِلطُّلَّابِ
for the studentsطَرِيقًا
a pathوَاسِعًا
wideإِلَى
toفَهْمِ
understandingand I hope that merely understanding these rules will open for students a wide path to understanding