Reflection on the lasting miracle, guidance and eloquence of the Qur’an.
ظُهُورَ نَارِ القِرَى لَيْلاً عَلَى عَلَمِ
Let me describe His signs that appeared
The appearance of the fire of the villages at night according to knowledge
Qaṣīdat al-Burdah · Chapter 6
الْفَصْلُ السَّادِسُ فِي شَرَفِ الْقُرْآنِ
Reflection on the lasting miracle, guidance and eloquence of the Qur’an.
Let me describe His signs that appeared
The appearance of the fire of the villages at night according to knowledge
The value increases in beauty when it is regular
and does not decrease by an irregular amount
How high are the hopes of praise for
the generosity of morals and good character in it?
True verses from the Most Gracious, new/old, the description of what is described as ancient.
It is not associated with a time, but it tells us about the appointed time, and about Ad, and about Iram.
It lasted with us and surpassed every miracle from the prophets when it came but did not last.
Arbitrated rulings, so what semblance do you leave behind
You are dissenting and you do not seek any ruling.
It was never besieged but that it returned from war/enemies came back to it, offering peace.
Her eloquence refuted the claim of her opponent/the jealous person turned the hand of the offender away from the sanctuary.
It has meanings like the waves of the sea in extent
and beyond its essence in beauty and values
Its wonders cannot be counted, nor can its wonders be counted, nor can it be tolerated in abundance.
It brought joy to the eyes of its reader, so I said to him: “You have grasped the rope of God, so hold fast.”
If you follow it in fear of the heat of the fire of Lazha
the heat of Lazha has been extinguished by its waxy rose
It is as if it were the basin, with faces whitening in it
of the disobedient, and they came to him like lava.
And like the path and like the balance, it is equal
so justice has not been established among people other than it.
Do not be surprised at the envious person who began to deny it out of ignorance, while he was the eye of the wise and understanding person.
The eye may deny the light of the sun due to ophthalmia
and the mouth may deny the taste of water due to illness.
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