يَنْظُرُ مَوْلَايَ فِي أَمْرِي
May my master consider my affair.
A declarative-looking sentence is used as a courteous request rather than a plain report. It avoids the direct imperative “Look into my affair.”
Conversely, قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّي بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَقِيمُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ
Say: My Lord has commanded justice, and direct yourselves properly at every place of worship. (Al-A‘raf 7:29)
The explicit imperative “أَقِيمُوا” brings the audience’s duty into the foreground.
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Conclusion: Departing from the Apparent Demands of Context
يَنْظُرُ مَوْلَايَ فِي أَمْرِي
May my master consider my affair.
A declarative-looking sentence is used as a courteous request rather than a plain report. It avoids the direct imperative “Look into my affair.”
Conversely, قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّي بِالْقِسْطِ وَأَقِيمُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ
Say: My Lord has commanded justice, and direct yourselves properly at every place of worship. (Al-A‘raf 7:29)
The explicit imperative “أَقِيمُوا” brings the audience’s duty into the foreground.