فِيInسَبِيلِthe pathالْعِلْمِof knowledge
In the Path of Knowledge
عَنِFromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetﷺpeace be upon himقَالَsaid
From the Prophet ﷺ he said:
قَامَStoodمُوسَىMosesخَطِيبًاas a speakerفِيamongبَنِيthe childrenإِسْرَائِيلَof Israelفَسُئِلَand was askedأَيُّwhichالنَّاسِof peopleأَعْلَمُ؟is most knowledgeable?
Moses stood as a speaker among the children of Israel and was asked: 'Which of people is most knowledgeable?'
فَقَالَSo he saidأَنَاIأَعْلَمُ!am most knowledgeable!
So he said: 'I am most knowledgeable!'
فَعَتَبَSo blamedاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْهِhimإِذْwhenلَمْnotيَرُدَّhe attributedالْعِلْمَthe knowledgeإِلَىtoاللَّهِAllah!
So Allah blamed him when he did not attribute the knowledge to Allah!
فَأَوْحَىThen revealedاللَّهُAllahإِلَيْهِto himأَنَّthatعَبْدًاa servantمِنْfromعِبَادِيMy servantsبِمَجْمَعِat the junctionالْبَحْرَيْنِof the two seasهُوَheأَعْلَمُis more knowledgeableمِنْكَ.than you.
Then Allah revealed to him: 'A servant from My servants at the junction of the two seas is more knowledgeable than you.'
قَالَSaidرَبِّmy Lordكَيْفَhowبِهِ؟about him?
He said: 'My Lord, how about him?'
فَقِيلَSo it was saidلَهُto himاحْمِلْcarryحُوتًاa fishفِيinمِكْتَلٍa basket(زَنْبِيل)(a basket)فَإِذَاand whenفَقَدْتَهُyou lose itفَهُوَthen itثَمَّ.is there.
So it was said to him: 'Carry a fish in a basket (a basket), and when you lose it, then it is there.'
فَانْطَلَقَ،So he set off,وَانْطَلَقَand set offبِفَتَاهُwith his young manيُوشَعُYushaبْنُson ofنُونٍ،Nun,وَحَمَلَاand they carriedحُوتًاa fishفِيinمِكْتَلٍa basketحَتَّىuntilكَانَاthey wereعِنْدَatالصَّخْرَةِthe rockوَوَضَعَاand they placedرُؤُوسَهُمَاtheir headsفَنَامَا.and slept.
So he set off, and set off with his young man Yusha son of Nun, and they carried a fish in a basket until they were at the rock and placed their heads and slept.
فَانْسَلَّSo slippedالْحُوتُthe fishمِنَfromالْمِكْتَلِ،the basket,فَاتَّخَذَand tookسَبِيلَهُits wayفِيinالْبَحْرِthe seaسَرَبًاa passage(مَسْلَكًا)،(a path),وَكَانَand it wasلِمُوسَىfor Mosesوَفَتَاهُand his young manعَجَبًا.astonishing.
So the fish slipped from the basket, and took its way in the sea as a passage (a path), and it was astonishing for Moses and his young man.
فَانْطَلَقَاSo they set offبَقِيَّةَthe restلَيْلَتِهِمَاof their nightوَيَوْمِهِمَاand their dayفَلَمَّاso whenأَصْبَحَ،it became morning,قَالَhe saidلِفَتَاهُto his young manآتِنَاbring usغَدَاءَنَاour lunchلَقَدْindeedلَقِينَاwe have metمِنْfromسَفَرِنَاour journeyهَذَاthisنَصَبًّاfatigue﴾(تَعَبًا)(fatigue)
So they set off the rest of their night and their day. So when it became morning, he said to his young man: 'Bring us our lunch. Indeed, we have met from our journey this fatigue (fatigue).'
وَلَمْAnd notيَجِدْdid findمُوسَىMosesمَاwhatمِنَfromالنَّصَبِthe fatigueحَتَّىuntilجَاوَزَhe passedالْمَكَانَthe placeالَّذِيwhichأُمِرَwas commandedبِهِ،him.
And Moses did not find what was from the fatigue until he passed the place which he was commanded.
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