قَوْلُهُHis sayingتَعَالَىthe ExaltedوَمَاAnd whatتَحْمِلُcarriesمِنْfromأُنْثَىfemale
His saying: "And what a female carries" [Fatir: 11]; they say: that the increase of letters in the Arabic language for emphasis is a settled matter.
وَالْقَوْلُAnd the sayingالثَّانِيthe secondقَالُواthey saidالْعَكْسُthe opposite
And the second saying: they said the opposite; they said that the extra (like),
وَيَكُونُAnd it isالتَّقْدِيرُthe estimateلَيْسَnotكَهُوَlike itشَيْءٌanything
and it would mean: there is nothing like it,
لَكِنَّbutهَذَاthisضَعِيفٌis weakيُضَعِّفُهُit is weakened byأَنْthatالزِّيَادَةُthe increaseفِيinالْأَسْمَاءِthe namesفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageالْعَرَبِيَّةِArabicقَلِيلَةٌis very fewجِدًّاveryأَوْorنَادِرَةٌrareبِخِلَافِunlikeالْحُرُوفِthe letters
but this is weak, as it is weakened by the fact that the increase in names in the Arabic language is very few or rare; unlike letters;
فَإِذَاSo ifكُنَّاwe wereلَاnotبُدَّhave toأَنْtoنَقُولَwe sayبِالزِّيَادَةِabout the increaseفَلْيَكُنْlet it beالزَّائِدُthe extraالْحَرْفُthe letterالْكَاkaf
if we must say about the increase, then let the extra letter be kaf.
وَهِيَAnd it isوَالْقَوْلُAnd the sayingالثَّالِثُthe thirdأَنْthatمَثَلَlikeبِمَعْنَىmeaningصِفَةٌattributeوَالمَعْنَىand the meaningلَيْسَis notكَصِفَتِهِlike His attributeشَيْءٌanything
And the third saying: that 'like' means: attribute, and the meaning is: "there is nothing like His attribute,"
وَقَالُواand they saidإِنَّthatالمِثْلُsimilarوَالْمَثَلُand exampleوَالشَّبَهُand likenessوَالشَّبَهُand similarityفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageالْعَرَبِيَّةِArabicبِمَعْنَىmean the sameوَاحِدٌone
and they said: that the similar, the example, the likeness, and the similarity in the Arabic language mean the same thing;
وَقَدْAnd He hasقَالَsaidاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedمَثَلُexample ofالْجَنَّةِthe Paradiseالَّتِيwhichوُعِدَwas promisedالْمُتَّقُونَthe righteous
And Allah the Exalted said: "The example of the Paradise that the righteous were promised" [Muhammad: 15]; meaning: the attribute of Paradise and this is not far from the truth.
الْقَوْلُThe sayingالرَّابِعُthe fourthأَنَّهُis that itلَيْسَthere is notفِيinالْآيَةِthe verseزِيَادَةٌan increaseلَكِنَّbutإِذَاifقُلْتَyou sayلَيْسَthere is notكَمِثْلِهِlike Himشَيْءٌanythingلَزِمَit necessitatesمِنْfromذَلِكَthatنَفْيٌnegatingالْمَثَلِthe exampleإِذَاifكَانَthere wasلَيْسَnotلِلْمَثَلِfor the exampleمَثَلٌlikeصَارَbecameالمَوْجُودُthe existingواحِدًاone
The fourth saying: that there is no increase in the verse, but if you say: "There is nothing like Him"; this necessitates the negation of the example, and if there is no example; the existing became one.
وَعَلَىAnd based onهَذَاthisفَلَاthere is noحَاجَةٌneedإِلَىforأَنْtoنَقْدِرَwe estimateشَيْئًاanything
And based on this, there is no need to estimate anything.
قَالُواThey saidوَهَذَاand thisقَدْhasوُجِدَfoundفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageالْعَرَبِيَّةِArabic
They said: and this has been found in the Arabic language;
مَثَلٌfor exampleقَوْلُهُHis sayingلَيْسَis notكَمَثَلِlikeالْفَتَىthe youthزُهَيْرٌZuhair
for example, His saying: "There is not like the youth Zuhair."
وَالْحَقِيقَةُAnd the truthأَنْis thatهَذِهِtheseالْبُحُوثُdiscussionsلَوْifلَمْnotتُعَرَّضْwere presentedلَكُمْto youلَكَانَit would have beenمَعْنَىthe meaningالْآيَةِthe verseوَاضِحًاclearوَمَعْنَاهَاand its meaningأَنْthatاللَّهُAllahلَيْسَis notلَهُfor Himمَثِيلٌa counterpartلَكِنَّbutهَذَاthisوُجِدَwas foundفِيinالْكُتُبِthe booksوَالرَّاجِحُand the most likelyأَنْis thatنَقُولَwe sayإِنَّthatالْكَافَthe letter kafزَائِدَةٌis extraلَكِنَّbutالمَعْنَىthe meaningالْأَخِيرُthe lastلِمَنِfor whoeverتَمَكَّنَcan graspمِنْofتَصَوُّرِهِhis conceptionأَجْوَدُis better
And the truth is that if these discussions were not presented to you; the meaning of the verse would have been clear, and its meaning is that Allah has no counterpart, but this was found in the books, and the most likely is that we say; the letter kaf is extra, but the last meaning for whoever can grasp his conception is better.
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingإِنَّIndeed,اللَّهَAllahنِعِمَّاExcellentيَعِظُكُمadvises youبِهِwith itإِنَّIndeed,اللَّهَAllahكَانَwasسَمِيعًاAll-HearingبَصِيرًاAll-Seeing
And His saying: "Indeed, Allah is Excellent in advising you with it; indeed, Allah was All-Hearing, All-Seeing" [An-Nisa: 58].