عَبْد slaves in Arabic

كنت تدخل عليّ دخول الملوك على الملوك، واليوم تدخل عليّ دخول العبيد على الملوك

You used to enter upon Me like kings enter upon kings, and today you enter upon Me like slaves upon kings.

العَبِيدِ slaves

al- = 'the'; abid means 'slaves, servants' (plural) — 'the entry of slaves (upon kings)'.

From Adam's Descent

وأوسطها صلوات الملائكة على العبد لِيُخْرجه الله مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النور،

The middle stage involves the angels’ prayers for the servant to be brought out from darkness to light by God.

الْعَبْدِ the servant

al- = 'the'; abd means 'servant, worshipper' — the noun after 'ala': 'for the servant'.

From Knowledge, Reverence, Obedience

كفى بك عزّا أَنَّك لَهُ عبد،

Sufficient for you as honor that you are His servant,

عَبْدٌ a servant

abd means 'servant, worshipper'; the '-un' ending marks it indefinite — 'a servant'.

From Seeds and Streams of Deeds

لَكِن مَقْصُود أهل التَّحْقِيق كالجنيد وَنَحْوه أَن يكون هَذَا التَّوْحِيد للْعَبد خلقا ومقاما

However, what the people of realization, like Al-Junayd and his peers, mean is that this tawhid becomes for the servant a disposition and a station.

لِلْعَبْدِ for the servant

The li- marks the beneficiary — for whom it becomes so; genitive, the 'the' folded in.

From Worship God Alone

وفي السجود سبحانَ ربّي الأعلى فتضعُ النفسَ موضعَها عبدٌ يقتربُ بسجوده لا بصورةٍ يُنشِرها

In prostration: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,' you place the self in its position: a servant who draws near through prostration, not through an image to be shared.

عَبْدٌ a servant

'a servant', nominative indefinite, standing in apposition to spell out what the self is — 'namely, a servant'. The shift to nominative marks it as a restatement of the self, not an object.

From Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart

ونوع السؤال أضافه إلى عبده

And the type of request was attributed to His servant.

عَبْدِهِ His servant

'His servant' — 'abd' plus 'his', genitive after 'ila'; the request half belongs to the servant.

From The Opening Chapter

فقال إذا قال العبد ﴿الحمد لله رب العالمين﴾ قال الله حمدني عبدي،

He said: 'When the servant says: "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds," Allah says: "My servant has praised Me,"

الْعَبْدُ the servant

'the servant', nominative as the delayed subject of 'says'.

From The Opening Chapter

فقال إذا قال العبد ﴿الحمد لله رب العالمين﴾ قال الله حمدني عبدي،

He said: 'When the servant says: "Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds," Allah says: "My servant has praised Me,"

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', nominative as the delayed subject of 'praised'.

From The Opening Chapter

فإذا قال ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال أثنى علي عبدي،

When he says: "The Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate," He says: "My servant has extolled Me,"

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', nominative as the delayed subject of 'extolled'.

From The Opening Chapter

وإذا قال ﴿مالك يوم الدين﴾ قال الله مجدني عبدي،

When he says: "Master of the Day of Judgment," God says: "My servant has glorified Me,"

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', nominative as the delayed subject of 'glorified'.

From The Opening Chapter

فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

When he says: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help," He says: "This verse is between Me and My servant in halves, and for My servant is what he asked,"

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', genitive after 'bayna'.

From The Opening Chapter

فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

When he says: "You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help," He says: "This verse is between Me and My servant in halves, and for My servant is what he asked,"

وَلِعَبْدِي and for My servant

'and for My servant' — 'wa' plus 'li' plus 'abd' plus 'my'; the 'li' assigns the share.

From The Opening Chapter

قال هؤلاء لعبدي، ولعبدي ما سأل

He says: 'These are for My servant, and for My servant is what he asked.'

لِعَبْدِي for My servant

'for My servant' — 'li' plus 'abd' plus 'my'; the 'li' assigns them; the predicate.

From The Opening Chapter

قال هؤلاء لعبدي، ولعبدي ما سأل

He says: 'These are for My servant, and for My servant is what he asked.'

وَلِعَبْدِي and for My servant

'and for My servant' — repeated for emphasis.

From The Opening Chapter

وأيضاً فنوع الثناء أضافه الرب إلى نفسه، ونوع السؤال أضافه إلى عبده

And also, the type of praise is attributed by the Lord to Himself, and the type of supplication is attributed to His servant.

عَبْدِهِ His servant

'His servant' — 'abd' plus 'his', genitive after 'ila'; the request half belongs to the servant.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

فقال إذا قال العبد ﴿الحمد لله رب العالمين﴾ قال الله حمدني عبدي،

He said: "When the servant says: 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds,' Allah says: 'My servant has praised Me.'

الْعَبْدُ the servant

'the servant', nominative as the delayed subject of 'says'.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

فقال إذا قال العبد ﴿الحمد لله رب العالمين﴾ قال الله حمدني عبدي،

He said: "When the servant says: 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds,' Allah says: 'My servant has praised Me.'

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', nominative as the delayed subject of 'praised'.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

فإذا قال ﴿الرحمن الرحيم﴾ قال أثنى علي عبدي،

When he says: 'The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,' He says: 'My servant has extolled Me.'

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', nominative as the delayed subject of 'extolled'.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

وإذا قال ﴿مالك يوم الدين﴾ قال الله مجدني عبدي،

And when he says: 'Master of the Day of Judgment,' Allah says: 'My servant has glorified Me.'

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', nominative as the delayed subject of 'glorified'.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

So when he says: 'You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help,' He says: 'This verse is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asked for.'

عَبْدِي My servant

'My servant' — 'abd' plus 'my', genitive after 'bayna'.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

فإذا قال ﴿إياك نعبد، وإياك نستعين﴾ قال هذه الآية، بيني وبين عبدي نصفين، ولعبدي ما سأل،

So when he says: 'You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help,' He says: 'This verse is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asked for.'

وَلِعَبْدِي and for My servant

'and for My servant' — 'wa' plus 'li' plus 'abd' plus 'my'; the 'li' assigns the share.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

قال هؤلاء لعبدي، ولعبدي ما سأل١١

He says: 'These are for My servant, and for My servant is what he asked for.'

لِعَبْدِي for My servant

'for My servant' — 'li' plus 'abd' plus 'my'; the 'li' assigns them; the predicate.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

قال هؤلاء لعبدي، ولعبدي ما سأل١١

He says: 'These are for My servant, and for My servant is what he asked for.'

وَلِعَبْدِي and for My servant

'and for My servant' — repeated for emphasis.

From Praise and Petition in Prayer

فإنْ كان عند العبد عُدَّةٌ عتيدة من الإيمان تقاوم تلك العُدَّةِ وتزيد عليها، انتصف من الشيطان،

If the servant has a ready supply of faith to counter those weapons and surpass them, he prevails over the devil.

الْعَبْدِ the servant

The owner completing 'in the keeping of the servant', genitive, definite. The one who may hold the faith-supply.

From How Satan Exploits Weakness