انْتِشَارُSpreadالضَّمَائِرِof pronounsوَإِرَادَةُand intendingالْمَعْنَيَيْنِtwo meaningsبِكَلِمَةٍwith a wordوَاحِدَةٍsingle
Spread of pronouns and intending two meanings with a single word:
وَأَحْيَانًاAnd sometimesيَكُونُisانْتِشَارُthe spreadالضَّمَائِرِof pronouns
And sometimes the spread of pronouns
وَإِرَادَةُand intendingمَعْنَيَيْنِtwo meaningsأَوْorأَكْثَرَmoreبِكَلِمَةٍwith a wordوَاحِدَةٍsingle
and intending two or more meanings with a single word
سَبَبًاa causeمِنْfromأَسْبَابِcausesالصُّعُوبَةِof difficultyفِيinفَهْمِunderstandingالْكَلَامِthe speech
is a cause of difficulty in understanding the speech,
وَفِيمَاand in whatيَلِيfollowsأَمْثِلَتُهُare its examples
and in what follows are its examples:
"And indeed they surely turn them away from the way and they think that they are guided"
يَعْنِيIt meansأَنَّthatالشَّيَاطِينَthe devilsلَيَصُدُّونَsurely turn awayالنَّاسَthe peopleعَنِfromالسَّبِيلِthe way
means that the devils surely turn the people away from the way
وَيَحْسَبُand thinksالنَّاسُthe peopleأَنَّهُمْthat theyمُهْتَدُونَare guided
and the people think that they are guided.
"And his companion said"
فِيinمَوْضِعٍplaceوَاحِدٍoneالْمُرَادُintendedبِهِby itالشَّيْطَانُis the devil
in one place, the devil is intended by it,
وَفِيand inالْمَوْضِعِthe placeالْآخَرِotherالْمَلَكُthe angel
and in the other place, the angel.
"They ask you what they spend. Say: 'The excess'."
فَالْأَوَّلُSo the firstمَعْنَاهُits meaningأَيْmeaningإِنْفَاقٍspendingيُنْفِقُونَthey spend
So the first, its meaning: what spending they spend,
وَهُوَand it isصَادِقٌtrueبِالسُّؤَالِby askingعَنِaboutالْمَصْرِفِthe recipient
and it applies to asking about the recipient
لِأَنَّbecauseالْإِنْفَاقَspendingيَصِيرُbecomesبِاعْتِبَارِconsideringالْمَصَارِفِthe recipientsأَنْوَاعًاtypes
because spending becomes types considering the recipients,
وَالثَّانِيand the secondمَعْنَاهُits meaningأَيْmeaningمَالٍwealthيُنْفِقُونَthey spend
and the second, its meaning: what wealth they spend.
مَعَانِيMeaningsجَعَلَof 'Ja'ala'وَشَيْءٍand 'Shay''
Meanings of 'Ja'ala' and 'Shay'':
وَمِنْAnd fromهَذَاthisالْقَبِيلِcategoryمَجِيئُis the coming ofلَفْظِthe wordجَعَلَ'Ja'ala'
And from this category is the coming of the word 'Ja'ala'
وَشَيْءٍand 'Shay''وَأَمْثَالِهِمَاand their likesمِنَfromالْأَلْفَاظِthe wordsلِمَعَانٍfor meaningsشَتَّىvarious
and 'Shay'' and their likes from the words for various meanings.
فَتَارَةًSo sometimesتَأْتِيcomesجَعَلَ'Ja'ala'بِمَعْنَىin the meaning ofخَلَقَcreated
So sometimes 'Ja'ala' comes in the meaning of created
كَقَوْلِهِlike His sayingتَعَالَىExalted is He
like His saying - Exalted is He -:
"He created the darknesses and the light"