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وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ سَبْعَ بَقَرَٰتٍ سِمَانٍ يَأْكُلُهُنَّ سَبْعٌ عِجَافٌ وَسَبْعَ سُنۢبُلَـٰتٍ خُضْرٍ وَأُخَرَ يَابِسَـٰتٍ ۖ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمَلَأُ أَفْتُونِى فِى رُءْيَـٰىَ إِن كُنتُمْ لِلرُّءْيَا تَعْبُرُونَ

 

Waqala almaliku innee ara sabAAa baqaratin simanin ya’kuluhunna sabAAun AAijafun wasabAAa sunbulatin khudrin waokhara yabisatin ya ayyuha almala’u aftoonee fee ru’yaya in kuntum lirru’ya taAAburoon

The Aya says:

And the king said: “I see in the dream seven fat cows being eaten by seven malnourished ones and seven green seed pods and others dry.  Oh entourage, explain to me my vision if you were in the dreams navigating.”

 

My personal note:

Here the king or authority is asking help in navigating his dreams that he felt were significant and carry a message for them.  In Arabic the word Ru’ya is translated as vision but carries with it seeing a dream that carries a message and this is in contrast to the other word for dream “Hilim” that carries the meaning of any dream whether there is a message carried with it or not.

 

Translation of the transliterated words:

Waqala: and said/ talked

Note: WA is for initiation of a sentence that is linked to previous issues.  QALA is derived from the root Qaf-W-L and it means saying in any way possible. QALA is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means the action of saying happened by the subject (third person plural). This, in turn means: they said or talked discussed.

 Almaliku: the king/ the authority

Note: the root is M-L-K and it means ownership or authority over. In concrete form the root is used for a fruit or any entity that becomes hard and held together. Therefore, the malik is the one that holds the entity together and makes it strong, and ownership is just one aspect of it. ALMALIKAN means the king or the man in authority.

Innee: I

Ara: see/ envision

Note: the root is R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. The term also applies to what we see in dreams.  ARA is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the action of seeing the object (SabAAa Baqaratin= 7 cows) is happening or will be happening by the subject (first person singular).  In this context, it is pointing to seeing in the dream.

 

sabAAa: seven

baqaratin: cows

Note: the root is B-Qaf-R and it means cows that are either domesticated or wild.  BAWARATIN means cows.

Simanin: fat/ full

The root is S-M-N and it means ghee.  In general use a person who is SAMEEN is the opposite of skinny and it can mean fat but it also can mean full and healthy.  SIMANIN means healthy or full or fat in a good way.

ya’kuluhunna: eat them/ will eat them

Note: the root is Hamza-K-L and it means eating. This will then take different meanings depending on the different planes of thought that a person has.  YA’KULU is an action that is happening or will be happening.  It means the action of eating the object (HUNNA=them) is happening or will be happening by the subject (third person singular or plural)

 

sabAAun: seven

AAijafun: emaciated/ malnourished/ starved

Note: the root is Ain-J-F and it means not eating for a while and therefore can take the meaning of hunger and high appetite and also avoiding food.  It also carries the look of someone who had not eaten as starving malnourished emaciated and so on.

wasabAAa: and seven

sunbulatin: seed pods

Note: the root is S-N-B-L and it means seed pod, or an ear of corn and so forth. SUNBULATIN means seed pods.

Khudrin: Green

Note: the root is KH-Dhad-R and it means green. KHUDR means green.

Waokhara: and others/ while others

Note: WA here serves for contrast.  OKHARA The root is Hamza-KH-R and it means remaining.  OKHARA here means others or remaining others.

Yabisatin: dry/ dehydrated

Note: the root is Y-B-S and it means the entity that has lost it’s moisture and became rigid and not maleable.  YABISATIN means dry or shriveled or dehydrated.

ya ayyuha: O you

almala’u: the entourage/ the esteemed group

Note: ALMALA’U is derived from the root M-L-Hamza and it means filling or full. MALAI means the leaders or the big group. This is related to the full because the big group has the feeling of being full and the leaders are full of authority and supposed wisdom.  ALMALA’U are the dominant group either by numbers or authority or otherwise.

 

Aftoonee: explain to me/ sort for me

Note: the root is F-T-Y and it means in concrete when the youth has just reached maturity. So, it carries the meaning of height of maturity and vigor. Conceptually it is used for youth as well as mature opinions as well as for slaves or servants, because they are generally people who just finished their maturity stages, as they were referred to in early Arabic history.  In this context, it points to opinion, guidance and resolution.  AFTOO is an order addressed to a group.  It means: explain or sort to the object (NEE= me) things.

Fee: in

ru’yaya: my vision/ my dream

Note: the root is R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. The term also applies to what we see in dreams.  RU’YA means vision or dream that was witnessed of.  Ya means mine.

In: if

Kuntum: you (plural) were/ you happened to be

Note: It is derived from the root K-W-N and it means being.  KUNTUM is an action that is completed that is derived from the root. It means: the action of being happened by the subject (second personal plural). 

 lirru’ya: to/of the vision/ the dream

Note: Li means to or for.  ARRU’YA the root is R-Hamza-Y and it means viewing or seeing. The term also applies to what we see in dreams.  ARRU’YA means the vision or the dream. 

taAAburoon: navigating/ understanding

Note: the root is Ain-B-R and it means Passover or crossover or pass through. This can be understood according to the plane of thought of the sentence. It can mean crossing a river or any sort of boundary or obstacle. It also can mean understanding the point as in crossing from point A to point B in thought and so forth. TaAABUROON is an action that is being completed or will be completed.  It means the action of understanding or navigating is happening or will be happening by the subject (second person plural)

Salaam all and have a great day

Hussein