Hardships and Crises: From the Life of the Prophet ﷺ — Page 7

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

مِنْ صَنَادِيدِ قُرَيْشٍ.

One of the leaders of Quraish.

الَّذِينَ كَانُوا بِهِمْ يَتَرَبَّصُونَ.

Those who were lying in wait for them.

صَلَاةُ عُمَرَ فِي الْكَعْبَةِ.

Umar's prayer at the Kaaba.

فَأَيْنَ صَلَّى عُمَرُ؟

So where did Umar pray?

ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ لِلصَّلَاةِ.

He went to the Kaaba to pray.

فِي ظَلَامِ اللَّيْلِ؟

In the dead of night?

بَلْ فِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ.

No, in broad daylight.

وَاقْتَدَى بِشَجَاعَتِهِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ.

The Muslims were inspired by his courage.

فَصَحِبُوهُ إِلَى الْكَعْبَةِ.

They accompanied him to the Kaaba.

وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ مَعَهُ.

They performed the prayer with him.

عَلَى مَلَإٍ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ.

In full view of the Quraish.

شَدَائِدُ وَأَزَمَاتٌ.

Hardships and crises.

إِنَّ الشَّجَاعَةَ تُعْدِي كَمَا يُعْدِي الْكَرَمُ!

Courage is contagious, just as generosity is!

وَإِنَّ الْجُبْنَ يُعْدِي كَمَا يُعْدِي الْمَرَضُ!

Cowardice is contagious, just as disease is!

فَكَيْفَ قَابَلُوا تَحَدِّيَهُ؟

How did they respond to his challenge?

أَذْهَلَتْهُمُ الْمُفَاجَأَةُ أَوَّلَ الْأَمْرِ، ثُمَّ أَجْمَعُوا أَمْرَهُمْ عَلَى مُقَابَلَةِ التَّحَدِّي بِمِثْلِهِ.

The surprise stunned them at first, then they resolved to meet his challenge with one of their own.

كَانُوا يُحَاوِلُونَ قَتْلَ عُمَرَ؟

Were they trying to kill Umar?

إِنَّهُمْ أَعْجَزُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

They were too weak for that.

بِرَغْمِ قُوَّتِهِمْ وَكَثْرَتِهِمْ؟

Despite their strength and numbers?

لَمْ يَكُنْ قَتْلُهُ فِي قُدْرَتِهِمْ.

Killing him was beyond their power.

لَوِ اسْتَطَاعُوا ذَلِكَ لَمَا تَأَخَّرُوا عَنْ إِنْفَاذِهِ.

Had they been able to do it, they would not have hesitated.

إِنَّ عُمَرَ مِنَ الشُّجْعَانِ الَّذِينَ يَتَحَامَاهُمُ الرِّجَالُ.

Umar was one of those brave men whom others avoid.

وَيَعْجِزُ عَنْ مُوَاجَهَتِهِمُ الْأَبْطَالُ.

Even heroes find it difficult to confront them.

فَكَيْفَ قَابَلُوا التَّحَدِّيَ بِمِثْلِهِ؟

So how did they meet the challenge with one of their own?

الْمُعَاهَدَةُ الْجَائِرَةُ.

The unjust pact.

أَبْرَمُوا فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمْ مُعَاهَدَةً عَلَى أَنْ يُقَاطِعُوا عَشِيرَةَ الرَّسُولِ.

They drew up a pact among themselves to boycott the Messenger's clan.

Vocabulary · المفردات (19 verbs · 30 nouns)

• كَانَ — to be
• تَرَبَّصَ — to wait
• صَلَّى — to pray
• ذَهَبَ — to go
• اِقْتَدَى — to follow
• صَحِبَ — to accompany
• أَقَامَ — to establish
• عَدَى — to infect
• قَابَلَ — to face
• أَذْهَلَ — to stun
• أَجْمَعَ — to agree
• حَاوَلَ — to attempt
• عَجَزَ — to lack ability
• اِسْتَطَاعَ — to manage to
• تَأَخَّرَ — to delay
• تَحَامَى — to avoid
• وَاجَهَ — to confront
• أَبْرَمَ — to conclude
• قَاطَعَ — to boycott
• صِنْدِيد — leader
• صَلَاة — prayer
• كَعْبَة — Kaaba
• ظَلَامٌ — darkness
• لَيْل — night
• وَضَحٌ — clarity
• نَهَار — day
• شَجَاعَة — courage
• مُسْلِم — Muslim
• مَلَأ — assembly
• شِدَّة — hardship
• أَزْمَة — crisis
• كَرَم — generosity
• جُبْن — cowardice
• مَرَض — disease
• تَحَدٍّ — challenge
• مُفَاجَأَة — surprise
• أَمْر — matter
• قَتْل — killing
• قُوَّة — strength
• كَثْرَة — abundance
• قُدْرَة — ability
• شُجَاع — brave man
• رَجُل — man
• بَطَل — hero
• مُعَاهَدَة — treaty
• جَائِر — unjust
• عَشِيرَة — clan
• رَسُول — messenger
• إِنْفَاذ — execution