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تَنْقِيحُRefinement ofالْعُلُومِthe sciences ofالْقُرْآنِيَّةِthe Quranicالْخَمْسَةِ:the five:

Refinement of the five Quranic sciences:

وَمِنْهَاAnd among them isتَنْقِيحُthe refinement ofالْعُلُومِthe sciencesالْخَمْسَةِfive

And among them is the refinement of the five sciences

الَّتِيwhichهِيَareمَنْطُوقُthe explicit text ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْعَظِيمِthe Great

which are the explicit text of the Great Quran

وَقَدْandجَاءَhas comeذِكْرُهَاmention of itمُفَصَّلاًdetailed

and its mention has come in detail

فِيatأَوَّلِthe beginning ofهَذَاthisالْكِتَابِbook

at the beginning of this book

فَلْيَرْجِعْso let him returnإِلَيْهِ.to it.

so let him refer to it.

[تَرْجَمَةُ[Translation ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranبِالْفَارِسِيَّةِ:]in Persian:]

[Translation of the Quran in Persian:]

وَمِنْهَاAnd among them isتَرْجَمَةُtranslation ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْكَرِيمِthe Noble

And among them is the translation of the Noble Quran

بِاللُّغَةِin the languageالْفَارِسِيَّةِPersianبوَجْهٍin a mannerقَرِيبٍcloseمِنَtoالنَّصِّthe textالْعَرَبِيِّArabic

in the Persian language in a manner close to the Arabic text

فِيinمِقْدَارِthe amount ofالْكَلِمَاتِwordsوَالْعِبَارَاتِ،and expressions,

in the amount of words and expressions,

وَالتَّخْصِيصِand specificationوَالتَّعْمِيمِand generalizationوَغَيْرِand otherذَلِكَ،that,

and specification and generalization and other than that,

وَسَمَّيْتُand I namedهَذِهِthisالتَّرْجَمَةَtranslation"بِفَتْحِ"Fathالرَّحْمَانِar-Rahmanفِيinتَرْجَمَةِtranslation ofالْقُرْآنِ"the Quran"

and I named this translation "Fath ar-Rahman fi Tarjamat al-Quran"

وَإِنْeven thoughكُنْتُIلَمْdid notأَلْتَزِمْadhere toهَذَاthisالشَّرْطَcondition

even though I did not adhere to this condition

فِيinبَعْضِsomeالْمَوَاضِعِplacesخَوْفاًout of fearمِنْofعَدَمِlack ofفَهْمِunderstanding byالْقَارِئِthe reader

in some places out of fear of the reader not understanding

بِدُونِwithoutتَفْصِيلٍdetailوَتَوْضِيحٍ.and clarification.

without detail and clarification.

[خَوَاصُّ[Properties ofالْقُرْآنِ:]the Quran:]

[Properties of the Quran:]

وَمِنْهَاAnd among them isعِلْمُthe science ofخَوَاصِّthe properties ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْكَرِيمِ،the Noble,

And among them is the science of the properties of the Noble Quran,

وَقَدْandتَكَلَّمَتْhas spokenطَائِفَةٌa groupمِنَofالْمُتَقَدِّمِينَthe predecessors

and a group of the predecessors has spoken

فِيaboutخَوَاصِّthe properties ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quranمِنْfromنَاحِيَتَيْنِ:two aspects:

about the properties of the Quran from two aspects:

إِحْدَاهُمَاone of themمَاwhatيُشْبِهُresemblesالدُّعَاءَ،supplication,

one of them is what resembles supplication,

وَالثَّانِيَةُand the secondمَاwhatيُشْبِهُresemblesالسِّحْرَ،magic,

and the second is what resembles magic,

أَعُوذُI seek refugeبِاللَّهِin Allahمِنْهُ،from it,

I seek refuge in Allah from it,

وَلَكِنَّbutاللَّهَAllah- تَعَالَى -- exalted is He -فَتَحَopenedعَلَىforالْفَقِيرِthe needy one

but Allah - exalted is He - opened for the needy one

بَاباًa doorوَرَاءَbeyondمَاwhatنُقِلَwas transmittedمِنْofخَوَاصِّproperties ofالْقُرْآنِthe Quran

a door beyond what was transmitted of the properties of the Quran

وَأَلْقَىand castفِيintoحُجْرِيَmy lapالْأَسْمَاءَthe Most Beautiful Namesالْحُسْنَىthe Supremeالْآيَاتِthe versesالْعُظْمَىthe greatestوَالْأَدْعِيَةَand the supplicationsالْمُبَارَكَةَblessed

and cast into my lap the Most Beautiful Names, the greatest verses, and the blessed supplications

مَرَّةًall atوَاحِدَةً،once,

all at once,

وَقَالَand saidإِنَّهَاindeed theyعَطَاؤُنَاare our giftلِلتَّصْرِيفِ،for utilization,

and said indeed they are our gift for utilization,

إِلَّاexceptأَنَّthatكُلَّeveryآيَةٍverseوَاسْمٍand nameوَدُعَاءٍand supplicationمَشْرُوطٌis conditionedبِشُرُوطٍupon conditionsلَاthatتَضْبُطُهَاdo not regulate itقَاعِدَةٌa ruleمِنْfrom

except that every verse, name, and supplication is conditioned upon conditions that no rule regulates from