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قَدْIndeedسَمِعَhas heardاللَّهُAllahقَوْلَthe statement ofالَّتِيthe one whoتُجَادِلُكَargues with youفِيconcerningزَوْجِهَاher husband

Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of the one who argues with you concerning her husband.

يَاOأَيُّهَاyouالنَّبِيُّProphetلِمَwhy doتُحَرِّمُyou forbidمَاwhatأَحَلَّhas made lawfulاللَّهُAllahلَكَfor you

O Prophet, why do you forbid what Allah has made lawful for you?

اخْتِيَارُThe selection ofطَرِيقِthe method ofالْقَصَائِدِpoemsفِيatمُبْتَدَأِthe beginning ofبَعْضِsomeالسُّورِSurahs

The selection of the method of poetry at the beginning of some Surahs:

وَلَمَّاAnd whenأَنَّthatأَبْرَزَmanifestation ofفَصَاحَةَeloquence ofالْعَرَبِthe Arabs

And when the manifestation of the eloquence of the Arabs

وَقُدْرَتَهُمُand their abilityالْبَيَانِيَّةَrhetoricalكَانَتْwasتَتَجَلَّىmanifestedفِيinالْقَصَائِدِpoems

and their rhetorical ability was manifested in poems,

وَكَانَand it wasبَدْءُthe beginning ofالْقَصَائِدِpoemsبِالتَّشْبِيبِwith Tashbeeb (love prelude)بِذِكْرِby mentioningالْمَوَاضِعِthe placesالْعَجِيبَةِwondrous

and the beginning of poems with Tashbeeb by mentioning wondrous places

وَالْوَقَائِعِand eventsالْهَائِلَةِtremendousهُوَisمِنْfromعَادَاتِهِمُtheir customsالْقَدِيمَةِold

and tremendous events is from their old customs

وَأُسْلُوبِهِمُand their styleالْمَعْرُوفِknownفَقَدِthusاخْتَارَhas chosenالْقُرْآنُthe QuranالْكَرِيمُNobleهَذَاthisالْأُسْلُوبَstyleفِيinبَعْضِsomeالسُّورِSurahs

and their known style, thus the Noble Quran has chosen this style in some Surahs

كَمَاasفِيinقَوْلِهِHis statementتَعَالَىExalted is He

as in His statement - Exalted is He -

وَالصَّافَّاتِBy those lined upصَفًّاin rowsفَالزَّاجِرَاتِAnd those that driveزَجْرًاawayفَالتَّالِيَاتِAnd those that reciteذِكْرًاa message

By those lined up in rows, and those that drive away, and those that recite a message.

وَالذَّارِيَاتِBy those scatteringذَرْوًاdispersingفَالْحَامِلَاتِAnd those bearingوِقْرًاa load

By those scattering dispersing, and those bearing a load.

إِذَاWhenالشَّمْسُthe sunكُوِّرَتْis wrapped upوَإِذَاand whenالنُّجُومُthe starsانْكَدَرَتْfall scattering

When the sun is wrapped up, and when the stars fall scattering.

أُسْلُوبُThe style ofخَوَاتِمِconclusions ofالسُّورِSurahs

The style of conclusions of Surahs:

وَكَمَاAnd just asأَنَّthatالسَّلَاطِينَrulersيَخْتِمُونَconcludeرَسَائِلَهُمْtheir lettersوَفَرَامِينَهُمْand their firmans

And just as rulers conclude their letters and their firmans

بِجَوَامِعِwith comprehensiveالْكَلِمِwordsوَنَوَادِرِand rareالْوَصَايَاpreceptsعَلَىuponالتَّمَسُّكِadhering toبِالْأَوَامِرِthe commandsالْمَذْكُورَةِmentioned

with comprehensive words and rare precepts upon adhering to the mentioned commands,

وَالتَّهْدِيدِand the threatلِكُلِّto everyمَنْone whoيُخَالِفُهَاdisobeys themأَوْorيَخْرُجُdeviatesعَنْهَاfrom them

and the threat to every one who disobeys them or deviates from them,

كَذَلِكَlikewiseاللَّهُAllahتَبَارَكَBlessed isوَتَعَالَىand Exaltedخَتَمَconcludedأَوَاخِرَthe endings ofالسُّورِSurahs

likewise Allah, Blessed and Exalted, concluded the endings of Surahs

بِجَوَامِعِwith comprehensiveالْكَلِمِwordsوَمَنَابِعِand sources ofالْحِكَمِwisdomوَالتَّأْكِيدِand eloquentالْبَلِيغِemphasisوَالتَّهْدِيدِand greatالْعَظِيمِthreat

with comprehensive words, sources of wisdom, eloquent emphasis, and great threat.