اَلْقَوانِينُThe lawsاَلِاصْطِلاحِيَّةُconventionalوَالتَّقَيُّدُand strict adherenceبِهاto themدَلِيلٌis evidenceعَلىofاَلْعَجْزِhelplessnessوَالْجَهْلِ،and ignorance,
Conventional laws and adherence to them are evidence of helplessness and ignorance.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forمُراعاةُobservingاَلْحُسْنِthe overall beautyاَلْإِجْمالِيِّandوَالْقَدْرِthe common measureاَلْمُشْتَرَكِthat does not failالَّذِيin any stateلاofيَفُوتُspeech,فِيnorأَيِّanyحالٍattributeمِنof itsأَحْوالِattributes,اَلْكَلامِ،accompanyingوَلاspeechأَيِّin its gentlenessصِفَةٍand severity,مِنits lowlandsصِفاتِهِ،and highlands,وَيُرافِقُwithoutاَلْكَلامَacquaintanceفِيwith conventionalلِينِهِrules,وَشِدَّتِهِ،and utilizingوَوَهادَةٍcustomaryوَنِجادِهِ،controls,مِنthat is indeedدُونِpureإِلْمامٍinimitability,بِالقَواعِدِsurpassingاَلِاصْطِلاحِيَّةِ،the limitوَاسْتِعْمالٍof humanلِلضَّوابِطِcapacity.اَلْعُرْفِيَّةِAnd there is no doubtإِنَّماthat Godهُوَ- His majestyاَلْإِعْجازُbe exalted -بِرَأْسِهِ،chose thisاَلْخارِجُmiraculousعَنْmethod.
And as for observing the overall beauty and the common measure that does not fail in any state of speech, nor any attribute of its attributes, accompanying speech in its gentleness and severity, its lowlands and highlands, without acquaintance with conventional rules, and utilizing customary controls, that is indeed pure inimitability, surpassing the limit of human capacity. And there is no doubt that God - His majesty be exalted - chose this miraculous method.
وَلاAnd there isشَكَّno doubtأَنَّthatاَللَّهَGod- جَلَّتْ- exaltedقُدْرَتُهُ -be His power -اخْتارَchoseهَذِهِthisاَلطَّرِيقَةَmethodاَلْمُعْجِزَةَ.miraculous.
And there is no doubt that God - exalted be His power - chose this miraculous method.
(اَلَّتِي(Whichتَكِلُّfall shortعَنْof comprehendingإدْراكِهِit - truly -- حَقِّهِ -and ascendingوَالصُّعُودِto its peak,إِلىallمُرْتَقاهُthe powersقُوىof mankindاَلْبَشَرِaltogether).أَجْمَعِينَ).altogether.
(Which all the powers of mankind together fall short of comprehending - truly - and ascending to its peak).
مُراعاةُThe observanceاَلْقُرْآنِof the Noble Quranاَلْكَرِيمِfor acousticلِلْجاذِبِيَّةِattractionالصَّوْتِيَّةِwithoutدُونَpoeticاَلْبُحُورِmeters:الشِّعْرِيَّةِ:poetic meters:
The observance of the Noble Quran for acoustic attraction without poetic meters:
وَمِنْAnd fromهُناhereنَسْتَنْبِطُwe deduceقاعِدَةًan importantمُهِمَّةً،rule,وَهِيَwhich isأَنَّthatاَللَّهَGod- تَبارَكَ- blessedوَتَعالىand exalted- قَدْ- hasراعىobservedفِيin mostأَكْثَرِsurahsسُوَرِof Hisكِتابِهِpraised Bookاَلْحَمِيدِacousticاَلْجاذِبِيَّةَattraction,الصَّوْتِيَّةَits extension,وَامْتِدادَها،its beauty,وَجَمالَهاand its effect,وَتَأْثِيرَها،notلاAl-Tawilاَلْبَحْرِmeter,اَلطَّوِيلِAl-Madidوَالْبَحْرِmeter,اَلْمَدِيدِor otherأَوْpoeticغَيْرِهِماmeters.مِنَfromاَلْبُحُورِthe poeticالشِّعْرِيَّةِ.meters.
And from here we deduce an important rule, which is that God - blessed and exalted - has observed in most surahs of His praised Book acoustic attraction, its extension, its beauty, and its effect, not Al-Tawil meter, Al-Madid meter, or other poetic meters.
[فَواصِلُ[The endingsاَلْآياتِof Quranicاَلْقُرْآنِيَّةِ:]verses:]
[The endings of Quranic verses:]
وَاعْتَبِرْAnd considerفِيin verseاَلْفَواصِلِendingsانْقِطاعَthe interruptionاَلنَّفْسِof breathبِالْمُدَّةِ،by duration,أَوْorماwhatتَسْتَقِرُّdurationاَلْمُدَّةُsettles upon,عَلَيْهِ،notلاthe rulesقَواعِدَof the scienceفَنِّof rhyme.اَلْقافِيَةِ،And thisوَهَذَاsubjectاَلْمَبْحَثُneedsيَحْتاجُexpansionإِلىand detail,بَسْطٍand I sufficeوَتَفْصِيلٍ،hereوَاجْتُزِئُwith a smallهُناamount.بِالْقَدْرِSo let usاَلْيَسِيرِponderفَلِنَتَأَمَّلْwhatفِيماfollows:يَأْتِي:follows:
And consider in verse endings the interruption of breath by duration, or what duration settles upon, not the rules of the science of rhyme. And this subject needs expansion and detail, and I suffice here with a small amount. So let us ponder what follows:
اعْتِبارُConsideringاَلِامْتِدادِacousticالصَّوْتِيِّextensionهُوَisاَلْوَزْنُthe meterفِيinاَلْقُرْآنِthe Nobleاَلْكَرِيمِ:Quran:
Considering acoustic extension is the meter in the Noble Quran:
إِنَّIndeedدُخُولَthe entranceاَلنَّفْسِof breathفِيintoاَلْحَلْقُومِthe throatوَخُرُوجَهُand its exitمِنْهُfrom itأَمْرٌis a naturalطَبِيعِيٌّmatterفِيinاَلْإِنْسانِman(كَما(just asهُوَit isأَمْرٌa naturalطَبِيعِيٌّmatterفِيinكُلِّeveryحَيَوانٍ)animal)وَإِنَّand indeedتَمْدِيدَextendingاَلنَّفْسِthe breath
Indeed the entrance of breath into the throat and its exit from it is a natural matter in man (just as it is a natural matter in every animal) and indeed extending the breath