وَلَمَّاAnd whenجَاءَهُمْcame to them
And when there came to them a Book from Allah...
كِتَابٌa BookمِنْfromعِنْدِnearاللَّهِAllah
a Book from Allah confirming what is with them...
مُصَدِّقٌconfirmingلِمَاwhatمَعَهُمْis with them
confirming what is with them...
وَكَانُواand they wereمِنْfromقَبْلُbeforeيَسْتَفْتِحُونَpraying for victoryعَلَىoverالَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُواdisbelieved
and before that they used to pray for victory over those who disbelieved...
فَلَمَّاbut whenجَاءَهُمْthere came to themمَاwhatعَرَفُواthey recognizedكَفَرُواthey disbelievedبِهِin it
but when there came to them that which they recognized, they disbelieved in it.
وَلْيَخْشَAnd let fearالَّذِينَthose whoلَوْifتَرَكُواthey leftمِنْfromخَلْفِهِمْbehind them
And let those fear [inote] who, if they left behind them weak offspring...
ذُرِّيَّةًoffspringضِعَافًاweakخَافُواthey would fearعَلَيْهِمْfor them
weak offspring, [for whom] they feared...
فَلْيَتَّقُواthen let them fearاللَّهَAllah
so let them fear Allah.
يَسْأَلُونَكَThey ask youعَنِaboutالْأَهِلَّةِthe new moons
They ask you, [O Muhammad], about the new moons.
قُلْSayهِيَTheyمَوَاقِيتُare measurements of timeلِلنَّاسِfor the peopleوَالْحَجِّand for Hajj
Say, "They are measurements of time for the people and for Hajj."
أَيْThat isهِيَthey areمَوَاقِيتُtimesلِلنَّاسِfor the people
That is, they are times for the people...
بِاعْتِبَارِconsideringأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Most High
considering that Allah, the Most High...
شَرَعَprescribedلَهُمْfor themالتَّوْقِيتَtimingبِهَاby them
prescribed timing by them for them...
وَالْحَجِّand Hajjبِاعْتِبَارِconsideringأَنَّthatالتَّوْقِيتَthe timingبِهَاby themحَاصِلٌis achievedلِلْحَجِّfor Hajj
and Hajj, considering that timing by them is achieved for Hajj.
وَلَوْAnd ifقِيلَit was saidهِيَThey areمَوَاقِيتُtimesلِلنَّاسِfor the peopleفِيinحَجِّهِمْtheir Hajj
And if it were said: They are times for the people in their Hajj...
كَانَit would beأَخْصَرَmore conciseوَلَكِنْbutأَطْنَبَit elaborated
it would be more concise, but it elaborated...
لِمُرَاعَاةِto observeالْمَعَانِيthe meaningsالْمَقْصُودَةِintended
to observe the intended meanings.
لِتُنْذِرَthat you may warnأُمَّthe mother ofالْقُرَىthe cities
that you may warn the mother of cities...
وَمَنْand whoeverحَوْلَهَاis around itوَتُنْذِرَand you may warnيَوْمَthe Day ofالْجَمْعِAssembly
and those around it, and warn of the Day of Assembly...
أَيْThat isتُنْذِرَyou warnأُمَّthe mother ofالْقُرَىthe citiesيَوْمَon the Day ofالْجَمْعِAssembly
That is: you warn the mother of cities on the Day of Assembly.
وَتَرَىAnd you seeالْجِبَالَthe mountainsتَحْسَبُهَاthinking themجَامِدَةًmotionless
And you see the mountains, thinking them motionless...
أَيْThat isتَرَىyou seeالْجِبَالَthe mountainsجَامِدَةًmotionless
That is, you see the mountains motionless.
أُدْخِلَWas introducedالْحُسْبَانُthe concept of thinkingلِأَنَّbecauseالرُّؤْيَةَvisionتَجِيئُcomesلِمَعَانٍfor meanings
The concept of thinking was introduced because vision comes for [various] meanings...
وَالْمُرَادُand the intendedبِهَاby itمَعْنَىis the meaning ofالْحُسْبَانِthinking
and what is intended by it is the meaning of thinking.
كَانَWereالنَّاسُmankindأُمَّةًa communityوَاحِدَةًsingle
Mankind was [of] a single community...
فَبَعَثَthen Allah sentاللَّهُAllahالنَّبِيِّينَthe prophetsمُبَشِّرِينَas bringers of good tidingsوَمُنْذِرِينَand warners
then Allah sent the prophets as bringers of good tidings and warners...
وَأَنْزَلَand He sent downمَعَهُمُwith themالْكِتَابَthe Bookبِالْحَقِّin truth
and He sent down with them the Book in truth...
لِيَحْكُمَto judgeبَيْنَbetweenالنَّاسِthe peopleفِيمَاconcerning that whichاخْتَلَفُواthey differedفِيهِabout it
to judge between the people concerning that in which they differed.
وَمَاAnd noneاخْتَلَفَdifferedفِيهِabout itإِلَّاexceptالَّذِينَthose whoأُوتُوهُwere given it
And none differed over it except those who were given it...
مِنْafterبَعْدِwhatمَاcame to themجَاءَتْهُمُthe clear proofs
after what had come to them of clear proofs.