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وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingمَاWhatشَاءَwilledاللَّهُAllahلَاnotقُوَّةَstrengthإِلَّاexceptبِاللَّهِby Allah

And His saying: "What Allah wills, there is no strength except by Allah."

مَامthisيُحْتَمَلُit is possibleأَنْthatتَكُونَit isمَوْصُولَةًa relative pronounوَيُحْتَمَلُand it is possibleأَنْthatتَكُونَit isشَرْطِيَّةًconditional

It is possible that it is a relative pronoun, and it is possible that it is conditional.

فَإِنْSo ifجَعَلْتَهَاyou made itمَوْصُولَةًa relative pronounفَهِيَit isخَبَرٌthe newsلِمُبْتَدَأٍfor a subjectمَحْذُوفٍdeletedوَالتَّقْدِيرُand the estimationهَذَاthisمَاwhatشَاءَهُHe willedاللَّهُAllahأَيٌّthat isلَيْسَis notهَذَاthisبِإِرَادَتِيby my willوَحَوْلِيand around meوَقُوَّتِيand my strengthوَلَكِنَّهُbut it isبِمَشِيئَةِby the willاللَّهِAllahأَيٌّthat isهَذَاthisالَّذِيwhichشَاءَهُHe willedاللَّهُAllah

If you made it a relative pronoun, then it is the news of a deleted subject, and the estimation is: this is what Allah willed; that is: this is not by my will, around me and my strength, but it is by the will of Allah; that is: this which Allah willed.

وَإِنْAnd ifجَعَلْتَهَاyou made itشَرْطِيَّةًconditionalفَفِعْلٌthen the actionالشَّرْطِof the conditionشَاءَwilledوَجَوَابُهَاand its responseمَحْذُوفٌdeletedوَالتَّقْدِيرُand the estimationمَاwhatشَاءَwilledاللَّهُAllahكَانَwas

And if you made it conditional; then the condition's action is 'willed', and its response is deleted, the estimation is: what Allah willed has happened.

كَمَاAsنَقُولُwe sayمَاwhatشَاءَwilledاللَّهُAllahكَانَwasوَمَاand whatلَمْnotيَشَأْwilledلَمْnotيَكُنْwas

As we say: what Allah willed has happened, and what He did not will has not happened.

وَالْمُرَادُAnd the intentionكَانَwasيَنْبَغِيshouldلَكَto youأَنْthatتَقُولَyou sayحِينَwhenدَخَلْتَyou enteredجَنَّتَكَyour gardenمَاWhatشَاءَwilledاللَّهُAllahلِتَتَبَرَّأَto disassociateمِنْfromحَوْلِكَyour surroundingsوَقُوَّتِكَand your strengthوَلَاand do notتَعْجَبْbe amazedبِجَنَّتِكَby your garden

And the intention is that you should say when you entered your garden: 'What Allah willed'; to disassociate from your surroundings and strength, and do not be amazed by your garden.

وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingلَاnotقُوَّةَstrengthإِلَّاexceptبِاللَّهِby Allah

And His saying: 'There is no strength except by Allah.'

وَلَاAnd notنَافِيَةٌis a negationلِلْجِنْسِfor the genus

And (not) is a negation for the genus.

وَقُوَّةٌand strengthنَكِرَةٌis an indefiniteفِيinسِيَاقِcontextالنَّفْيِof the negationفَتَعُمُّso it encompassesالْقُوَّةَthe strengthصِفَةٌis a qualityيَتَمَكَّنُthat enablesبِهَاthrough itالْفَاعِلُthe actorمِنْtoفِعْلِdoمَاwhatيُرِيدُwantsبِدُونِwithoutضُعْفٍweakness

And strength is an indefinite in the context of negation, so it encompasses; strength is a quality that enables the actor to do what he wants without weakness.

فَإِنْIfقِيلَit is saidمَاWhatالْجَمْعُthe gatheringبَيْنَbetweenعُمُومِthe generalنَفْيِnegationالْقُوَّةِthe strengthإِلَّاexceptبِاللَّهِby Allahوَبَيْنَand betweenقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَىMost HighاللَّهُAllahالَّذِيwhoخَلَقَكُمْcreated youمِنْfromضُعْفٍweaknessثُمَّthenجَعَلَmadeمِنْfromبَعْدِafterضُعْفٍweaknessقُوَّةًstrength

If it is said: what is the gathering between the general negation of strength except by Allah, and between His saying: 'Allah who created you from weakness, then made after weakness strength.'

وَقَالَAnd He saidعَنْaboutعَادَ‘Aadوَقَالُواand they saidمَنْwhoأَشَدُّis strongerمِنَّاthan usهُوَةٌis heأَوَلَمْDid notيَرَوْاthey seeأَنَّthatاللَّهَAllahالَّذِىwhoخَلَقَهُمْcreated themهُوَHeأَشَدُّis strongerمِنْهُمْthan them

And He said about ‘Aad: 'And they said: Who is stronger than us?' Did they not see that Allah, who created them, is stronger than them?

وَلَمْAnd did notيَقُلْsayلَاnotقُوَّةٌstrengthفِيهُمْin them

And did not say: 'There is no strength in them.'

فَأَثْبَتَSo He confirmedلِلْإِنْسَانِfor manقُوَّةًstrength

So He confirmed for man strength.

فَالْجَوَابُThe answerأَنْis thatالْجَمْعُthe combiningبِأَحَدِby oneالْوَجْهَيْنِof the two aspectsالأوَّلُthe first

The answer is that the gathering is by one of the two aspects: the first.

أَنْThatالْقُوَّةَthe strengthالَّتِيthat whichفِيinالْمَخْلُوقِthe createdكَانَتْwas

That the strength that is in the created was from Allah the Exalted.

فَلَوْلَاIf not forأَنْthatأَعْطَاهُHe granted himالْقُوَّةَthe strengthلَمْnotيَكُنْbeقَوِيًّاstrongفَالْقُوَّةُSo strengthالَّتِيthat whichعِندَatالْإِنْسَانِthe manمَخْلُوقَةٌis createdلِلَّهِfor Allah

If not for that He granted him strength, he would not be strong; so the strength that is with man is created for Allah.

فَلَاSo there is noقُوَّةٌstrengthفِيinالْحَقِيقَةِthe truthإِلَّاexceptبِاللَّهِby Allah

So there is no strength in the truth except by Allah.