Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 31
اللهُ أَكْبَـرُ كَبـيرا ، اللهُ أَكْبَـرُ كَبـيرا ، اللهُ أَكْبَـرُ كَبـيرا ، وَالْحَـمْدُ للهِ كَثـيرا ، وَالْحَـمْدُ للهِ كَثـيرا ، وَالْحَـمْدُ للهِ كَثـيرا ، وَسُبْـحانَ اللهِ بكْـرَةً وَأَصيـلا.( ثَلاثاً ) أَعـوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّـيْطانِ مِنْ نَفْخِـهِ وَنَفْـثِهِ وَهَمْـزِه
Allah is supremely great. Allah is supremely great. Allah is supremely great. Praise be to Allah abundantly. Praise be to Allah abundantly. Praise be to Allah abundantly. Glory be to Allah at the beginning and end of the day. (Three times.)
I seek refuge in Allah from Satan: from his puffing, his spitting, and his prodding.
Translation notes
مِنْ نَفْخِـهِ وَنَفْـثِهِ وَهَمْـزِه
The witness renders three distinct terms as ‘breath,’ ‘voice,’ and ‘whisper’; the Arabic expressions نفخه ونفثه وهمزه are specialized and their precise English equivalents are not settled by this unit.
Which documented senses best fit these three terms in this supplication?
وَسُبْـحانَ اللهِ بكْـرَةً وَأَصيـلا.( ثَلاثاً )
The Arabic says ‘three times’ but does not say ‘recite in Arabic.’
Should the witness’s added language instruction be treated as editorial and excluded?