Hardships and Crises: From the Life of the Prophet ﷺ — Page 5

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

شَدَائِدُ وَأَزَمَاتٌ

Hardships and crises.

لَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا مِنْ حَدِيثٍ، بَعْدَ فِرَاقِكَ، يَا رَشَادُ، إِلَّا الْمُنَاقَشَةُ فِيمَا سَمِعْنَاهُ مِنْكَ فِي اللّقَاءِ السَّابِقِ مِنْ حِوَارٍ شَائِقِ.

Since you left, Rashad, we have talked of nothing but the fascinating discussion we had with you at our last meeting.

وَمَا أَنْسَ لا أَنْسَ مَا أَبْدَيْتُمَاهُ مِنْ مُلَاحَظَاتٍ سَدِيدَةٍ بَارِعَةٍ، وَلَفَتَاتٍ جَدِيدَةٍ رَائِعَةٍ.

I will never forget the sharp, skillful observations and the brilliant new insights you both offered.

كَانَ حَدِيثُكَ السَّابِقُ عَنْ إِسْلَامِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ يَفِيضُ جَمَالًا وَرَوْعَةً.

Your previous talk about Umar ibn al-Khattab’s conversion to Islam was truly beautiful and magnificent.

ذَلِكَ مَا أَلِفْنَاهُ مِنْ رَشَادٍ فِي كُلِّ مَا يُحَدِّثُنَا بِهِ.

That is what we have come to expect from Rashad in everything he shares with us.

لَقَدْ حَدَّثْتَنَا عَنِ الْحَوَافِزِ الَّتِي دَفَعَتْ عُمَرَ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ.

You told us about the motives that led Umar to Islam.

فَحَدِّثْنَا، مَاذَا صَنَعَ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ؟

So tell us, what did he do after he converted?

صَنَعَ الْأَعَاجِيبَ.

He performed wonders.

الشَّيْءُ مِنْ مَعْدِنِهِ لَا يُسْتَغْرَبُ!

One expects nothing less from such a man!

لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَكْثَرٍ عَلَى هَذَا الْبَطَلِ الَّذِي لَا يَجُودُ الزَّمَانُ بِمِثْلِهِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ مِنْ جَلِيلِ الْأَعْمَالِ.

It is no surprise that a hero like him—a man the likes of whom time rarely produces—would accomplish such great deeds.

بِمَا لَا يَنْهَضُ بِهِ غَيْرُهُ مِنْ أَفْدَانِ الرِّجَالِ.

Deeds that no other man could possibly achieve.

عَلَانِيَةُ الدَّعْوَةِ

Proclaiming the message openly.

كَانَتْ دَعْوَةُ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ قَبْلَ إِسْلَامِ عُمَرَ خَافِتَةً مُسْتَتِرَةً.

Before Umar converted, the Messenger’s call was quiet and discreet.

فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَ؟

But once he embraced Islam?

أَصْبَحَتْ عَلَانِيَةً مُنْتَشِرَةً.

It became public and widespread.

لَقَدْ أَعَزَّ اللَّهُ بِهِ الْإِسْلَامَ.

Allah strengthened Islam through him.

Vocabulary · المفردات (18 verbs · 35 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• سَمِعَ — to hear
• نَسِيَ — to forget
• أَبْدَى — to show
• فَاضَ — to overflow
• أَلِفَ — to grow accustomed to, to be familiar with
• حَدَّثَ — to tell
• دَفَعَ — to push
• صَنَعَ — to make
• اِسْتَغْرَبَ — to find strange
• جَادَ — to give generously
• أَتَى — to come
• نَهَضَ — to rise
• اِسْتَتَرَ — to hide oneself
• أَسْلَمَ — to submit
• أَصْبَحَ — to become
• اِنْتَشَرَ — to spread
• أَعَزَّ — to strengthen
• شَدِيدَة — hardship
• أَزْمَة — crisis
• حَدِيث — conversation
• فِرَاق — separation
• مُنَاقَشَة — discussion
• لِقَاء — meeting
• سَابِق — previous
• حِوَار — dialogue
• شَائِق — interesting
• مُلَاحَظَة — observation
• سَدِيد — sound
• بَارِع — skillful
• لَفْتَة — glance
• جَدِيد — new
• رَائِع — wonderful
• إِسْلَام — Islam
• جَمَالٌ — beauty
• رَوْعَة — splendor
• حَافِز — incentive
• أُعْجُوبَة — wonder
• شَيْء — thing
• مَعْدِن — origin
• مُسْتَكْثَرٌ — too much
• بَطَل — hero
• زَمَان — time
• جَلِيل — great
• عَمَل — deed
• فَدْن — strong man
• رَجُل — man
• عَلَانِيَة — publicity
• دَعْوَة — call
• رَسُول — messenger
• خَافِت — faint
• مُسْتَتِر — hidden
• مُنْتَشِر — widespread