The Companions' Migration — Umar Embraces Islam — Page 7

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

كَلَّا، وَلَكِنْ تَخْتَلِفُ وِجْهَاتُ النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهَا.

Not exactly, but perspectives on it differ.

أَتَعْنِي أَنَّ هُنَاكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ هِجْرَتَيْنِ؟

Do you mean there were more than two migrations?

لَا ضَيْرَ إِذَا قُلْنَا: إِنَّهَا ثَلَاثُ هِجْرَاتٍ.

There is no harm in calling them three.

أَلْغَازُ لَا تُفْهَمُ!

These are riddles beyond understanding!

بَلْ حَقَائِقُ تَارِيخِيَّةٌ غَايَةٌ فِي الْوُضُوحِ.

On the contrary, they are historical facts, perfectly clear.

إِمَّا أَنَّ هُنَاكَ هِجْرَتَيْنِ، وَإِمَّا ثَلَاثًا!

Either there are two migrations, or there are three!

هُمَا هِجْرَتَانِ إِذَا أَوْجَزْنَا الْقَوْلَ وَاخْتَصَرْنَاهُ، أَوْ ثَلَاثُ إِذَا تَوَخَّيْنَا الدِّقَةَ فِي الْقَوْلِ وَفَصَّلْنَاهُ.

They are two if we speak in general terms, or three if we wish to be precise and detailed.

أَتَعْنِي أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ قَدْ هَاجَرَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ؟

Do you mean the Messenger himself migrated three times?

لَمْ يَخْطُرْ لِي ذَلِكَ عَلَى بَالٍ!

That never crossed my mind!

إِنَّهُمَا هِجْرَتَانِ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ، وَهِجْرَةٌ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.

There were two migrations to Abyssinia, and one to Medina.

أَتَعْنِي أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ قَدْ هَاجَرَ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يُهَاجِرَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ؟

Are you saying the Messenger migrated to Abyssinia twice before moving to Medina?

مَنْ قَالَ إِنَّنِي أَعْنِي ذَلِكَ؟

Who said that was my meaning?

أَلَسْتَ تَقُولُ: إِنَّهُمَا هِجْرَتَانِ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ، وَهِجْرَةٌ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ!

Aren't you the one who said there were two migrations to Abyssinia and one to Medina!

بَلَى؛ فَقَدْ هَاجَرَ الصَّحَابَةُ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يُهَاجِرَ الرَّسُولُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.

Yes, but the companions migrated to Abyssinia twice before the Messenger migrated to Medina.

وَلَمْ يُهَاجِرِ الرَّسُولُ مَعَهُمْ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ؟

So the Messenger did not migrate with them to Abyssinia?

لِمَاذَا هَاجَرَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ؟

Why did the Muslims migrate to Abyssinia in the first place?

بَلْ نَصَحَ لَهُمْ بِالْهِجْرَةِ إِلَيْهَا، حِينَ اشْتَدَّتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَذِيَّةُ قُرَيْشٍ.

He advised them to go there when the persecution by the Quraish became unbearable.

نَصَحَ لِكُلِّ مَنْ مَعَهُ مِنَ الصَّحَابَةِ؟

Did he advise all of his companions to go?

نَصَحَ لِأَكْثَرِهِمْ، بَعْدَ أَنِ اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ ظُلْمُ قُرَيْشٍ؛ لِيَنْجُوا مِنْ إِيذَائِهِمْ وَاضْطِهَادِهِمْ.

He advised most of them once the oppression of the Quraish intensified, so they might escape their harassment and persecution.

لِمَاذَا اخْتَارُوا الْحَبَشَةَ؟

Why did they choose Abyssinia?

وَلِمَاذَا اخْتَارَ لَهُمُ الْحَبَشَةَ؟

And why did he choose Abyssinia for them?

كَانَ مَلِكُهَا مَعْرُوفًا بِالْعَدْلِ.

Its king was known for his justice.

Vocabulary · المفردات (16 verbs · 26 nouns)

• اِخْتَلَفَ — to differ
• عَنَى — to mean
• قَالَ — to say
• فَهِمَ — to understand
• أَوْجَزَ — to summarize
• اِخْتَصَرَ — to abbreviate
• تَوَخَّى — to aim for
• فَصَّلَ — to detail
• هَاجَرَ — to emigrate
• خَطَرَ — to occur to mind
• نَصَحَ — to advise
• اِشْتَدَّ — to intensify
• نَجَا — to escape
• اِخْتَارَ — to choose
• كَانَ — to be
• عَرَفَ — to know
• هِجْرَة — emigration
• صَحَابِيٌّ — companion
• إِسْلَام — Islam
• وِجْهَة — point of view
• نَظَر — view
• أَكْثَر — more
• ضَيْر — harm
• لُغْز — riddle
• حَقِيقَة — fact
• تَارِيخِيٌّ — historical
• غَايَة — utmost
• وُضُوح — clarity
• قَوْل — saying
• دِقَّة — precision
• رَسُول — messenger
• مَرَّة — time
• بَال — mind
• حَبَشَة — Abyssinia
• مَدِينَة — city
• مُسْلِم — Muslim
• أَذِيَّة — harm
• ظُلْم — injustice
• إِيذَاء — harassment
• اضْطِهَاد — persecution
• مَلِك — king
• عَدْل — justice