اَلْقَوَاعِدُ،
The rules,The rules,
بَلْ
ratherقَاعِدَتُهَا
their ruleانْتِظَارُ
is the waiting ofعَالَمِ
the realm ofالْغَيْبِ،
the unseen,rather their rule is the waiting for the realm of the unseen,
كَمَا
just asيَكُونُ
it isفِي
inحَالَةِ
the state ofالِاسْتِخَارَةِ،
seeking divine guidance,just as it is in the state of seeking divine guidance,
حَتَّى
untilيَنْظُرَ
he looks atبِأَيِّ
whichآيَةٍ
verseأَوْ
orاسْمٍ
nameuntil he sees by which verse or name
يُشَارُ
he is indicatedعَلَيْهِ
to himمِنْ
fromعَالَمِ
the realm ofالْغَيْبِ
the unseenhe is indicated from the realm of the unseen
ثُمَّ
thenيَتْلُو
he recitesالْآيَةَ
the verseأَوْ
orالْاسْمَ
the namethen he recites the verse or the name
عَلَى
uponطَرِيقٍ
a wayمِنَ
fromالطَّرَائِقِ
the waysالْمَعْلُومَةِ
knownلَدَى
withأَهْلِ
the people ofهَذَا
thisالْفَنِّ.
art.upon one of the ways known to the people of this art.
هَذَا
Thisمَا
is whatقَصَدْتُ
I intendedإِرَادَهُ
to bringفِي
inهَذِهِ
thisالرِّسَالَةِ.
treatise.This is what I intended to present in this treatise.
وَالْحَمْدُ
And praiseلِلَّهِ
is to Godأَوَّلًا
firstوَآخِرًا
and lastوَظَاهِرًا
and outwardlyوَبَاطِنًا،
and inwardly,And praise is to God first and last, outwardly and inwardly,
وَالصَّلَاةُ
and blessingsوَالسَّلَامُ
and peaceعَلَى
be uponمُحَمَّدٍ
Muhammadوَآلِهِ
and his familyوَصَحْبِهِ
and his companionsأَجْمَعِينَ.
all together.and blessings and peace be upon Muhammad, his family, and all his companions.