اَلْحَاجَةُThe needإِلَىtoاَلْبَحْثِthe researchفِيinاَللُّغَةِthe languageوَالنَّحْوِ:and grammar:
The need to research language and grammar:
وَلَكِنْButمَاnotمَضَتْpassedتِلْكَthatاَلطَّبَقَةُgenerationالْأُولَىfirst
But that first generation of the early vanguard had not passed
مِنَofالرَّعِيلِthe vanguardالْأَوَّلِfirst
of the early vanguard
وَدَاخَلَand mixedالْعَرَبَthe Arabsالْعَجَمُ،the non-Arabs,
and non-Arabs mixed with the Arabs,
وَذَهَبَتْand wentتِلْكَthatاللُّغَةُlanguageالْأَصْلِيَّةُoriginalالْأُولَىfirst
and that first original language passed away
وَاسْتَعْصَىand became difficultفَهْمُunderstandingالْمَطَالِبِthe demandsوَالْمَعَانِيand meaningsفِيinبَعْضِsomeالْمَوَاضِعِ،places,
and understanding the demands and meanings became difficult in some places,
وَمَسَّتِand touchedالْحَاجَةُthe needإِلَىtoالتَّفْتِيشِinspectingوَالْبَحْثِand researchingفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageوَالنَّحْوِ،and grammar,
and the need touched upon inspecting and researching in language and grammar,
وَجَرَتِand took placeالْمُنَاقَشَاتُthe discussionsوَالْأَسْئِلَةُand questionsوَالْأَجْوِبَةُ،and answers,
and discussions, questions, and answers took place,
وَصُنِّفَتْand were classifiedكُتُبُbooksالتَّفْسِيرِ.of exegesis.
and books of exegesis were compiled.
لَزِمَIt became necessaryأَنْthatنَسْتَحْضِرَwe bring to mindبِصُورَةٍin aإِجْمَالِيَّةٍgeneral mannerهَذِهِtheseالْمَوَاضِعَplacesالصَّعْبَةَ،difficult,
It became necessary to bring to mind - in a general way - these difficult places,
وَنُبَيِّنَand we clarifyنَمَادِجَهَاits modelsوَأَمْثِلَتَهَاand its examples
and to clarify their models and examples
حَتَّىso thatلَاnotيَحْتَاجَit is neededعِنْدَuponالْخَوْضِplungingفِيهَاinto themإِلَىtoبَيَانِclarificationمَزِيدٍmore
so that when delving into them, no further clarification is needed
وَلَاand norيُضْطَرَّis forcedإِلَىtoالْمُبَالَغَةِexaggerationفِيinالْكَشْفِuncoveringعَنْهَاitوَشَرْحِهَاand explaining it
nor is one forced to exaggerate in uncovering and explaining it
(عِنْدَ(uponالتَّرْجَمَةِtranslationوَالتَّفْسِيرِ)and exegesis)
(during translation and exegesis)
[أَسْبَابُ[Reasons forصُعُوبَةِdifficulty ofفَهْمِunderstandingالْمُرَادِthe intended meaningمِنَfromالْكَلَامِ:]the speech:]
[Reasons for the difficulty of understanding the intended meaning from the speech:]
- Sometimes it is difficult to reach the understanding of the intended meaning from the speech
due to the use of a strange word,
and that is treated by transmitting the meaning of the word from the Companions, the Successors, and the rest of the people of the language.
- And at other times due to a lack of acquaintance with the abrogating and the abrogated.
- And sometimes due to heedlessness regarding the reasons for revelation.
- And yet another time due to the omission of the mudhaf (genitive construct), the described, or other than them,
- And sometimes by replacing something, or replacing a letter in place of a letter,