مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ
Your Lord has not forsaken you.
The subject is rabbuka, “your Lord,” not an anonymous actor. Lordship and the possessive relation suit the surrounding reassurance and contribute to its relational force.
One need not force a specialised figure onto rabbuka. The clearest point is how lexical choice and relation to the addressee reinforce the denial of abandonment.
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Practice 5: Advanced Applied Balāghah in Selected Qur’anic Passages
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ
Your Lord has not forsaken you.
The subject is rabbuka, “your Lord,” not an anonymous actor. Lordship and the possessive relation suit the surrounding reassurance and contribute to its relational force.
One need not force a specialised figure onto rabbuka. The clearest point is how lexical choice and relation to the addressee reinforce the denial of abandonment.