Qaida Tartil-ul-Qur'an — Page 111
111. LESSON 34 وَقْف وَتْقَه Waqf waqfah وَثْقَه imalah' إمَالَه Saktah سكته. A tartil or to recite with sweet voice requires proper pronunciation, constancy, fluency and modulation. On the other hand an important thing in reciting is is the appropriate accent and delivery so that the meaning would drizzle by the style of reciting or in other words recitation might be according to the meanings of the text. For this purpose terms, waqf, waqfah, saktah should be understood and practiced over. i) waqf verbally means to stop. . Conventionally it means to cut the voice on a word for the duration normally some one can breath, intending to carry on the recital. While doing waqf you should act upon the rules mentioned in lesson 30. If you do waqf on a stoppage sign, resume recitation from the next word. But if you do waqf without any sign, you would go one or two word behind to resume. ii) do, waqfah verbally means to respite. . Conventionally it means to pause during recitation at certain places to create particular shade of meanings, in other words waqfah