Jawahir al-Balagha by Ahmad al-Hashimi (جواهر البلاغة) — Page 6

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

أَقْوَالُ أَئِمَّةِ الْعُلَمَاءِ الْأَعْلَامِ وَآرَاءُ الْأَسَاتِذَةِ الْكِبَارِ فِي كِتَابِ جَوَاهِرِ الْبَلَاغَةِ.

Testimonials from leading scholars and esteemed professors regarding the book, Jewels of Rhetoric.

كَتَبَ أُسْتَاذِي الْمَرْحُومُ صَاحِبُ الْفَضِيلَةِ الشَّيْخُ حَسُّونَةُ النَّوَاوِي شَيْخُ الْجَامِعِ الْأَزْهَرِ:

My late mentor, the virtuous Sheikh Hassouna Al-Nawawi, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, wrote:

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْقَدِيرِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الْبَشِيرِ النَّذِيرِ، وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الَّذِينَ مَلَكُوا طَرِيقَهُ الْمُنِيرَ.

Praise be to Allah, the Most High, the All-Powerful. May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet—the bearer of glad tidings and the warner—and upon his family and companions who walked his luminous path.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَقَدِ اطَّلَعْتُ عَلَى كِتَابِ جَوَاهِرِ الْبَلَاغَةِ الَّذِي حَازَ كَمَالَ الصِّيَاغَةِ لِحَضْرَةِ مُؤَلِّفِهِ الْأُسْتَاذِ الْفَاضِلِ السَّيِّدِ أَحْمَدَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ الْحَائِزِ لِكَمَالِ الْفَضَائِلِ،

I have reviewed Jewels of Rhetoric, a work of perfect composition by the virtuous Sayyid Ahmad Al-Hashimi, a man of exceptional merit.

فَوَجَدْتُهُ كِتَابًا نَفِيسًا قَدِ اشْتَمَلَ عَلَى بَيَانِ بَدِيعِ الْمَعَانِي بِأَفْصَحِ عِبَارَةٍ وَأَبْلَغِ إِشَارَةٍ،

I found it a precious volume that articulates wondrous meanings with the most eloquent phrasing and profound insight.

وَسَلَكَ فِيهِ حَضْرَةُ مُؤَلِّفِهِ طَرِيقَ التَّحْقِيقِ لِصِعَابِ الشَّوَارِدِ مَعَ كَثْرَةِ التَّمَارِينِ وَالْأَمْثِلَةِ وَالشَّوَاهِدِ فَجَاءَ فَرِيدًا فِي بَابِهِ، مَرْغُوبًا وَنَافِعًا لِطُلَّابِهِ

The author employs a rigorous approach to complex topics, supported by abundant exercises, examples, and evidence. The result is a unique, highly sought-after, and beneficial resource for students.

أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَرْزُقَ مُؤَلِّفَهُ الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةً، وَيَمْنَحَهُ السَّعَادَةَ فِي الدَّارَيْنِ وَالسِّيَادَةَ، وَيُوَفِّقَهُ لِلتَّعَلُّمِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ.

I pray that Allah Almighty grants the author the ultimate reward, bestows upon him happiness in both worlds, and grants him success in his pursuit of learning and teaching.

وَيَهْدِيَهُ إِلَى الصِّرَاطِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ إِنَّهُ عَلَى مَا يَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ، وَبِالْإِجَابَةِ جَدِيرٌ.

May He guide him to the straight path. He is capable of all things and worthy of answering our prayers.

وَكَتَبَ الْمَغْفُورُ لَهُ السَّمَاحَةُ السَّيِّدُ عَلِيُّ الْبِبْلَاوِيُّ شَيْخُ الْجَامِعِ الْأَزْهَرِ:

The late, magnanimous Sayyid Ali Al-Biblawi, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, wrote:

أَحْمَدُ مَنْ رَضَعَ تَاجَ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ بِجَوَاهِرِ الْبَلَاغَةِ فَشَرَّفَهَا عَلَى سَائِرِ اللُّغَاتِ بِكَمَالِ الصِّيَاغَةِ،

I praise the one who has nourished the crown of the Arabic language with these Jewels of Rhetoric, elevating it above all others through the perfection of his craft.

وَأُصَلِّي وَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَى أَفْصَحِ نَاطِقٍ بِالضَّادِ، وَأَجَلِّ دَاعٍ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَهَادٍ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَائِلِ إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ لَسِحْرًا، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ لَحِكْمَةً

I offer prayers and peace upon the most eloquent speaker of the Arabic tongue, the greatest guide to Allah, our master Muhammad, who said, 'Indeed, there is magic in eloquence, and wisdom in poetry.'

وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ الَّذِينَ بَذَلُوا أَرْوَاحَهُمْ فِي صَوْنِ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ الْكَرِيمِ، وَنَشْرِ دِينِهِ الْقَوِيمِ.

Peace also upon his family and companions, who sacrificed their lives to preserve the Noble Quran and spread the upright faith.

هَذَا وَقَدْ تَصَفَّحْتُ جُمْلَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ جَوَاهِرِ الْبَلَاغَةِ الَّذِي أَحْكَمَ صُنْعَهُ وَأَبْدَعَ تَصْنِيفَهُ وَوَضْعَهُ، حَضْرَةُ الْفَاضِلِ الْمَجْدِ الْكَامِلِ الْأُسْتَاذِ السَّيِّدِ أَحْمَدَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ

I have perused Jewels of Rhetoric, a work meticulously crafted and brilliantly organized by the diligent and accomplished Sayyid Ahmad Al-Hashimi.

فَرَأَيْتُهُ جَعَلَ فَرَائِدَ فَوَائِدِ الْفُنُونِ الْأَدَبِيَّةِ عَلَى طَرَفِ التَّمَامِ، بِحَيْثُ لَا يُكَلِّفُ طَالِبَهَا أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الِاطِّلَاعِ عَلَى كِتَابِهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ مَسْرُورَ الْفُؤَادِ قَرِيرَ الْعَيْنِ،

He has distilled the finest literary arts into a perfect form, ensuring that a student needs only to read this book to find complete satisfaction and clarity.

بِمَا وَجَدَهُ فِيهِ مِنْ ضَالَّتِهِ الْمَنْشُودَةِ الَّتِي طَالَمَا أَبْعَدَتْهُ عَنْهَا صُعُوبَةُ الْمُؤَلَّفَاتِ السَّابِقَةِ فِي مِثْلِ فُنُونِ الْبَلَاغَةِ وَطُولِهَا بِدُونِ طَائِلٍ

The student will find here the knowledge he has long sought, which remained elusive in previous, overly complex, and tedious works on rhetoric.

فَجَزَى اللَّهُ حَضْرَةَ هَذَا الْأُسْتَاذِ الْجَلِيلِ عَنْ طَالِبِي الِاسْتِفَادَةِ خَيْرَ الْجَزَاءِ، وَوَفَّقَهُ لِمَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ وَالنَّفْعِ الْعَامِّ. إِنَّهُ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ.

May Allah reward this noble professor for his service to those who seek knowledge, and may He grant him success in all that brings public good. He is indeed the All-Hearing, the One who answers prayers.

Vocabulary · المفردات (28 verbs · 115 nouns)

• كَتَبَ — to write
• مَلَكَ — to possess
• اِطَّلَعَ — to examine
• حَازَ — to obtain
• وَجَدَ — to find
• اِشْتَمَلَ — to include
• سَلَكَ — to follow
• جَاءَ — to come
• سَأَلَ — to ask
• رَزَقَ — to provide
• مَنَحَ — to grant
• وَفَّقَ — to guide
• هَدَى — to guide
• شَاءَ — to will
• رَضَعَ — to suckle
• شَرَّفَ — to honor
• صَلَّى — to pray
• سَلَّمَ — to greet
• بَذَلَ — to sacrifice
• تَصَفَّحَ — to browse
• أَحْكَمَ — to perfect
• أَبْدَعَ — to create
• رَأَى — to see
• جَعَلَ — to make
• كَلَّفَ — to burden
• عَادَ — to return
• أَبْعَدَ — to distance
• جَزَى — to reward
• قَوْل — saying
• إِمَام — leader
• عَالِم — scholar
• عَلَم — eminent person
• رَأْي — opinion
• أُسْتَاذ — professor
• كَبِير — elder
• كِتَاب — book
• جَوْهَر — essence
• بَلَاغَة — rhetoric
• مَرْحُوم — deceased
• صَاحِب — owner
• فَضِيلَة — virtue
• شَيْخ — sheikh
• جَامِع — mosque
• حَمْد — praise
• عَلِيّ — high
• قَدِير — capable
• صَلَاة — prayer
• سَلَام — peace
• نَبِيّ — prophet
• بَشِير — bringer of good news
• نَذِير — warner
• آل — family
• أَصْحَاب — companion
• طَرِيق — path
• مُنِير — luminous
• بَعْد — after
• كَمَال — perfection
• صِيَاغَة — formulation
• حَضْرَة — presence
• مُؤَلِّف — author
• فَاضِل — virtuous
• سَيِّد — master
• حَائِز — possessor
• نَفِيس — precious
• بَيَان — clarity
• بَدِيع — wondrous
• مَعْنَى — meaning
• عِبَارَة — expression
• إِشَارَة — indication
• تَحْقِيق — verification
• صَعْب — difficulty
• شَارِد — rare
• كَثْرَة — abundance
• تَمْرِين — exercise
• أَمْثِلَة — example
• شَاهِد — evidence
• فَرِيد — unique
• بَاب — chapter
• مَرْغُوب — desired
• نَافِع — beneficial
• طَالِب — student
• حُسْنَى — best
• زِيَادَة — increase
• سَعَادَة — happiness
• دَار — abode
• سِيَادَة — sovereignty
• تَعَلُّم — learning
• تَعْلِيم — teaching
• صِرَاط — path
• مُسْتَقِيم — straight
• إِجَابَة — answer
• جَدِير — worthy
• مَغْفُور — forgiven
• سَمَاحَة — magnanimity
• تَاج — crown
• لُغَة — language
• عَرَبِيّ — Arabic
• سَائِر — rest
• نَاطِق — speaker
• ضَاد — dad (letter)
• دَاعٍ — caller
• هَادٍ — guide
• قَائِل — speaker
• سِحْر — magic
• شِعْر — poetry
• حِكْمَة — wisdom
• صَحْب — companion
• رُوح — soul
• صَوْن — preservation
• كَرِيم — noble
• نَشْر — spreading
• دِين — religion
• قَوِيم — upright
• جُمْلَة — part
• صُنْع — craft
• تَصْنِيف — classification
• وَضْع — placement
• مَجْد — glory
• كَامِل — perfect
• فَرِيدَة — unique
• فَائِدَة — benefit
• فَنّ — art
• أَدَبِيّ — literary
• طَرَف — end
• تَمَام — completion
• مَسْرُور — happy
• فُؤَاد — heart
• قَرِير — content
• عَيْن — eye
• ضَالَّة — lost item
• مَنْشُود — sought
• صُعُوبَة — difficulty
• سَابِق — previous
• طُول — length
• طَائِل — benefit
• جَلِيل — majestic
• اِسْتِفَادَة — benefit
• خَيْر — good
• جَزَاء — reward
• نَفْع — benefit
• عَامّ — general
• سَمِيع — all-hearing
• دُعَاء — supplication