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محدث يكذب في حديثه ، ويختلق الفشارات ،

A narrator lies in his narration and fabricates falsehoods,

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This mark is a written pause separating clauses; it carries no sound and plays no grammatical role in the sentence. It simply signals a breathing point between the two descriptions of the narrator.

From True Devotion

فإن ترقت همته المقيتة إلى الكذب في النقل ، والتزوير في الطباق ، فقد استراح ،

For if his vile ambition reaches lying in transmission and falsifying documents, then he has found ease,

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This mark is a written pause between coordinated phrases; it has no sound and no grammatical function. It simply separates the two kinds of wrongdoing being listed.

From True Devotion

فإن ترقت همته المقيتة إلى الكذب في النقل ، والتزوير في الطباق ، فقد استراح ،

For if his vile ambition reaches lying in transmission and falsifying documents, then he has found ease,

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This mark is a written pause before the result clause; it carries no sound and no grammatical weight. It signals the shift from the condition to its consequence.

From True Devotion

وإن تعانى سرقة الأجزاء ، أو كشط الأوقاف ، فهذا لص بسمت محدث ،

And if he engages in stealing parts or scraping endowments, then he is a thief in the guise of a narrator,

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This mark is a written pause before an alternative; it has no sound and no grammatical role. It separates the first kind of theft from the second.

From True Devotion

وإن تعانى سرقة الأجزاء ، أو كشط الأوقاف ، فهذا لص بسمت محدث ،

And if he engages in stealing parts or scraping endowments, then he is a thief in the guise of a narrator,

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This mark is a written pause before the result clause; it carries no sound and no grammatical function. It signals the move from the condition to its consequence.

From True Devotion

وإن جعل الطلب له مأكله ودكانا ، فالأعمال بالنيات ،

And if he makes seeking knowledge his means of livelihood and business, then actions are judged by intentions,

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This mark is a written pause before the result clause; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It separates the condition from the consequence that follows.

From True Devotion

أبلاهم الله بالغلبة فافتح عينك ، وأحضر ذهنك ، وأرعني سمعك ،

May God test them with defeat; so open your eyes, bring your mind, and lend me your ear,

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This mark is a written pause between commands; it has no sound and no grammatical role. It separates one order from the next in the series of instructions.

From True Devotion

أبلاهم الله بالغلبة فافتح عينك ، وأحضر ذهنك ، وأرعني سمعك ،

May God test them with defeat; so open your eyes, bring your mind, and lend me your ear,

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This mark is a written pause between commands; it carries no sound and no grammatical function. It marks the break before the next instruction.

From True Devotion

فإن انتفعت وعقدت مع الله عقدا ، فقد توسمت فيك الخير ،

For if you benefit and make a covenant with God, then I have perceived goodness in you,

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This mark is a written pause before the result clause; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It signals the shift from the conditions to their consequence.

From True Devotion

وإن شردت وركبت الإعراض والكسل مثلي ، فواحسرتا علي وعليك

And if you stray and embrace neglect and laziness like me, then alas for both you and me,

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This mark is a written pause before the result clause; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It signals the move from the conditions to the lament that follows.

From True Devotion

فثمة طريق قد بقي لا أكتمه عنك ، وهو كثرة الدعاء ،

Then there remains a path I do not hide from you, which is abundant supplication,

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This mark is a written pause before a clarifying clause; it has no sound and no grammatical role. It marks the break before the path is identified.

From True Devotion

وعقيب الخمس ، في أن يصلحك ويوفقك والزم ولا بد آية الكرسي في دبر الصلوات المفروضة ،

And after the five prayers, to guide and aid you, and always adhere to Ayat al-Kursi at the end of the obligatory prayers,

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This mark is a written pause; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It simply separates phrases in the running instruction.

From True Devotion

وأكثر الاستغفار والأذكار ،

And increase in seeking forgiveness and in making remembrance,

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This mark is a written pause; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It separates items in the list of instructions.

From True Devotion

ولا تستكبر ، ولا تكن ممن يستكبر بما علم ،

And do not be arrogant, and do not be among those who are arrogant about what they know,

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This mark is a written pause between commands; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It separates the two prohibitions.

From True Devotion

وأحب لله ، وأبغض في الله ،

And love for the sake of God, and hate for the sake of God,

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This mark is a written pause between commands; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It separates the command to love from the command to hate.

From True Devotion

وثق بالله ، وتوكل على الله ،

And trust in God, and rely on God,

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This mark is a written pause between commands; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It separates the command to trust from the command to rely.

From True Devotion

وأنزل ضرورَتك بالله ، ولا تستغن إلا بالله

And place your needs with God, and do not seek independence except through God,

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This mark is a written pause between commands; it carries no sound and no grammatical role. It separates the command to bring one's need from the next instruction.

From True Devotion