وَإِلَى اللَّهِ مَصِيرُكَ فَمَنْ نَصِيرُكَ؟
And your return is to God; so who will be your helper?
Maṣīr denotes a destination or final return; naṣīr means a helper. The prepositional phrase ilā Allāh is brought forward to emphasize the destination. The question challenges misplaced confidence in worldly status.
Maṣīr / naṣīr rhyme but differ in meaning: the first concerns the destination, the second assistance. Sound connects the statement and its urgent follow-up.
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The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Guidance, Mortality, and Evasive Responses
وَإِلَى اللَّهِ مَصِيرُكَ فَمَنْ نَصِيرُكَ؟
And your return is to God; so who will be your helper?
Maṣīr denotes a destination or final return; naṣīr means a helper. The prepositional phrase ilā Allāh is brought forward to emphasize the destination. The question challenges misplaced confidence in worldly status.
Maṣīr / naṣīr rhyme but differ in meaning: the first concerns the destination, the second assistance. Sound connects the statement and its urgent follow-up.