God's Promise of New Life

Each Arabic line is a button. Press it to go through its words, then press a word for its meaning.

الحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي سَاقَ سَحَابَ الشَّهْوَةِ بِرَعْدِ هَوَاءٍ مَرْجُوزٍ

Praise be to God, who drove the clouds of desire with the thunder of a turbulent wind.

فَجَرَتْ قُطُرَاتُ النُّطَفِ إِلَى أَحْصَنِ الحُرُوزِ

Then drops of sperm were released into well-fortified fortresses.

فَتَقَلَّبَتْ فِي أَعْجَبِ الحَالَاتِ إِلَى حِينِ البُرُوزِ

It transformed through amazing states until the time of emergence.

ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَ طِفْلًا يَتَنَقَّلُ مِن خِرْقِ القِمَاطِ إِلَى خَزِّ الخُزُوزِ

Then He brought forth a child who moves from swaddling clothes to silk garments.

وَيَمُرُّ فِي أَغْرَاضِهِ لَوْلَا أَنَّ العَقْلَ حُجُوزٌ

And he pursues his desires, were it not that reason restrains him.

فَأَعْجَبَ وَالِدَيْهِ فَأَنْفَقَا عَلَيْهِ كُلَّ مَكْنُوزٍ

He amazed his parents, so they spent on him all their treasures.

فَلَمَّا حَلَّ الهَدْمُ بِوُدِّي سَارَةَ مُنِعَ الوِلْدَانُ يَجُوزُ

When the ruin befell Sarah’s town, children were no longer allowed to pass.

وَأُقْلِعَ شَجَرُ بُسْتَانِهَا وَتَعَطَّلَتِ المَرُوزُ

Her garden trees were uprooted, and the streams were dried up.

وَانْقَضَى زَمَانُ الدِّلَالِ وَفَاتَ وَقْتُ النُّشُوزِ

The time of indulgence has ended, and the moments of rebellion have passed.

وَأَقَلُّ مِحْنَةِ الكَبِيرِ أَنْ تَقَعَ النَّوَاةُ فِي الكُوزِ

The smallest trial of the elder is for the kernel to fall into the jug.

فَجَاءَتِ البِشَارَةُ فِي كَانُونِ اليَأْسِ بِآمَالِ تَمُّوزَ

The good news came in the midst of despair with the hopes of July.

فَجَعَلَتْ أَنْ تَقُولَ مَتَى تَصْدِيقًا لِمَا أَتَى مِنَ الوَعْدِ يَا فَتَى

So she began to say, 'When will you believe what has come of the promise, O young man?'

قالَتْ يا وَيْلَتَا أَأَلِدُ وَأَنا عَجُوزٌ

She said, 'Woe is me, will I give birth while I am an old woman?'