لِعَدَمِFor lack ofالْقَابِلِيَّةِacceptability؛;فَلَاit is notيَكُونُthere isمَدْحًاpraiseوَلَاand notذَمًّاblame..
For lack of acceptability, it is neither praise nor blame.
مَثَالٌAn exampleالأوَّلِthe firstالَّذِيthatلِلْعَجْزِfor incapacityقَوْلُthe statement ofالشَّاعِرِthe poet(۱):(1):قَبَيَّلَةٌQabeelaلَاdo notيَغْدِرُونَbetrayبِذِمَّةٍwith a trustوَلَاand do notيَظْلِمُونَinjustice toالنَّاسَthe peopleحَبَّةَa seed ofخَرْدَلٍmustard..
An example, the first one for incapacity, is the statement of the poet: 'A tribe that do not betray a trust and do not do injustice to the people even for a mustard seed.'
وَمَثَالٌAnd another exampleالثَّانِيthe secondالَّذِيthatلِعَدَمِfor lack ofالْقَابِلِيَّةِacceptabilityأَنْthatتَقُولَyou say: إِنَّ: indeedجِدَارَنَاour wallلَاdoes notيَظْلِمُdo injusticeأَحَدًاto anyone..
And another example, the second one for lack of acceptability, is that you say: 'Indeed, our wall does not do injustice to anyone.'
وَالْوَاجِبُAnd it is obligatoryعَلَيْنَاon usنَحْوَtowardsهَذِهِtheseالْصَّفَاتِattributesالَّتِيwhichأَثْبَتَهَاHe affirmed itاللَّهُGodلِنَفْسِهِfor Himselfوَالَّتِيand whichنَفَاهَاnegated itأَنْthatنَقُولَwe say: سَمِعْنَا: we heardوَصَدَّقْنَاand believedوَآمَنَّاand trusted..
And it is obligatory on us towards these attributes which God affirmed for Himself and which He negated, that we say: 'We heard, believed, and trusted.'
مُثَبَتَةٌAffirmed...
Affirmed.
هَذِهِTheseهِيَareالْصَّفَاتُthe attributesفِيهاin itمُثَبَتٌaffirmedوَفِيهاand in itمُنَفًىnegated,,أَمَّاAs forالأَسْمَاءُthe names؛;فَكُلُّهَاthen all of themثَبَتَتْare affirmedلَكِنَّbutأَسْمَاءُthe namesاللَّهِof GodتَعَالَىThe Most Highالْمُثَبَتَةُaffirmedمِنْهَاamong themمَاwhatيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىtoمَعْنًىthe meaning ofإيجَابِيٍّpositive,,وَمَاand among themيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىtoمَعْنًىthe meaning ofسَلْبِيٍّnegative,,وَهَذَاand thisهُوَisمَوْرِدُهُthe case ofالتَّقْسِيمِthe divisionفِيinالنَّفْيِthe negationوَالإِثْبَاتِand the affirmationبِالنِّسْبَةِregardingلِأَسْمَاءِto the namesاللَّهِof God..
These are the attributes; some are affirmed, and some are negated. As for the names, then all of them are affirmed. But the names of God, Most High, among them, what indicates a positive meaning, and what indicates a negative meaning; and this is the case of the division in negation and affirmation regarding the names of God.
فَمَثَالٌFor exampleالَّتِيthe one whichمَدْلُولُهَاits indicationإيجَابِيٌّis positiveكَثِيرٌvery many,,وَمَثَالٌand an exampleالَّتِيthe one thatمَدْلُولُهَاits indicationسَلْبِيٌّis negative: السَّلاَمُ: peaceوَمَعْنَىAnd the meaningالسَّلاَمِof peace؛;قَالَsaidالْعُلَمَاءُthe scholars: مَعْنَاهُ: its meaningالسَّالِمُis safeمِنْfromكُلِّallعَيْبٍdefectإذًا؛So;فمَدْلُولُهُits indicationسَلْبِيٌّis negative؛;بِمَعْنَىmeaningلَيْسَis notفِيهِin itنَقْصٌdeficiencyوَلَاand notعَيْبٌdefectوَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseالْقُدُّوسُthe Holyقَرِيبٌis closeمِنْtoمَعْنَىthe meaning ofالسَّلاَمِpeace؛;لِأَنَّbecauseمَعْنَاهُits meaningالْمُنَزَّهُis free fromعَنْfromكُلِّallنَقْصٍdeficiencyوَعَيْبٍand defectفَصَارَتْThus it becameعِبَارَةًthe phraseالْمُؤَلِّفِof the authorسَلِيمَةًsoundوَصَحِيحَةًand correct,,وَهُوَand heلَاdoes notيُرِيدُwant regardingبِالنِّسْبَةِas for(1)(1)الْقَائِلُthe speakerهُوَisالْنَّجَاشِيُّthe NagashiالْحَارِثِيُّAl-Harithوَاسْمُهُand his nameقَيْسٌQaisبْنَson ofعَمْرٍوAmrالشِّعْرِthe poetryوَالشُّعَرَاءِand the poets»>(۲۸۸/۱).(288/1).
Thus, the phrase of the author became sound and correct, and he does not want, as for: '(1) the speaker is the Nagashi Al-Harith and his name is Qais bin Amr.' concerning the poetry and the poets.'