مَخْصُوصَةٌspecialمِنْfromجُمْلَةٍthe groupدَرَكَاتِlevelsجَهَنَّمَHell
[They are] special from the levels of Hell.
وَلَوْAnd ifكَانَتْit wereجَمِيعُallجَهَنَّمَHellفَهُوَthen HeسُبْحَانَهُGlorified is He
And if all of Hell were.
لَمْDid notيَقُلْsayلَاnotيَدْخُلْهَاenter it,,بَلْratherقَالَHe said::لَاnoيَصْلَنْهَاwill reach itإِلَّاexceptالْأَشْقَىthe most miserable
He did not say 'no one will enter it', but rather He said: 'Only the most miserable will reach it'.
وَلَاAnd it is notيَلْزَمُnecessaryمِنْfromعَدَمِthe absence ofصَلِيّهَاreaching itعَدَمِthe absence ofدُخُولِهَاentering it,,فَإِنَّfor indeedالصَّلِيَّreachingأَخَصُّis more specificمِنْthanالدُّخُولِentering,,وَنَفْيِand denialالأَخَصُّthe specificلَاdoes notيَسْتَلْزِمُentailنَفْيَthe denial ofالأَعَمِّthe general.
And it is not necessary that the absence of reaching it entails the absence of entering it; for indeed, reaching is more specific than entering, and the denial of the specific does not entail the denial of the general.
ثُمَّThenإِنْifهَذَاthisالمُغْتَرُّdeceived oneلَوْifتَأَمَّلَhe meditatesالْآيَةَthe verseالَّتِيthatبَعْدَهَاfollows itلَعَلِمَhe would knowأَنَّهُthat heغَيْرُnotدَاخِلٍincludedفِيهَاin it,,فَلَاso it is notيَكُونُbeمَضْمُونًاguaranteedلَهُto himأَنْthatيُجَنِّبَهَاhe would avoid it.
Then if this deceived one would contemplate the following verse, he would know that he is not included in it, thus it would not be guaranteed for him to avoid it.
وَأَمَّاAs forقَوْلُهُHis sayingفِيinالنَّارِthe Fire::أُعِدَّتْIt has been preparedلِلْكَافِرِينَfor the disbelievers.﴾[البقرة/ ٢٤][Al-Baqarah 24]
As for His saying in the Fire: 'It has been prepared for the disbelievers.' [Al-Baqarah 24]
فَقَدْIndeedقَالَHe saidفِيinالْجَنَّةِParadise:أُعِدَّتْIt has been preparedلِلْمُتَّقِينَfor the righteous.﴾[آل عمران ١٣٣Aal-Imran 133].
Indeed, He said in Paradise: 'It has been prepared for the righteous.' [Aal-Imran 133].
وَلَاAnd it does notيُنفِيcontradictإِعْدَادِthe preparation ofالنَّارِthe Fireلِلْكَافِرِينَfor the disbelieversأَنْthatتَدْخُلَهَاthey may enter itالْمُفَسِّقُونَthe sinfulوَالظَّالِمُونَand the oppressors,,وَلَاand it does notيُنَافِيcontradictإِعْدَادَthe preparation ofالْجَنَّةِthe Paradiseلِلْمُتَّقِينَfor the righteous
And it does not contradict the preparation of the Fire for the disbelievers that the sinful and oppressors may enter it, nor does it contradict the preparation of Paradise for the righteous.
أَنْthatيَدْخُلَهَاthey may enter itمَنْwhomفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartأَدْنَىthe leastمِثْقَالٍweightذَرَّةٍof an atomمِنْofإِيمَانٍfaith
that those who have in their hearts the least weight of an atom of faith may enter it.
وَلَمْAnd he did notيَعْمَلْdoخَيْرًاany goodقَطُّat all.,,(٩/ب)
And he did not do any good at all.
وَكَانَSome relied(۲)(2)بَعْضُهُمْsome of themعَلَىonصَوْمِfastingيَوْمِthe dayعَاشُورَاءَof Ashura,,أَوْorيَوْمِthe dayعَرَفَةَof Arafa,,حَتَّىuntilيَقُولَthey sayبَعْضُهُمْsome of them:,يَوْمَthe dayعَاشُورَاءَof Ashura(4)يُكَفِّرُexpiatesذُنُوبَthe sinsالسَّنَةِof the year(٥)كُلَّهَاall,,وَيَبْقَىand remainsصَوْمُfastingيَوْمِthe dayعَرَفَةَof Arafa(٦)زِيَادَةًan increaseفِيinالْأَجْرِreward.,,وَلَمْAnd he did notيَعْلَمْknowهَذَاthisالْمُغْتَرُّdeceived oneأَنْthatصَوْمَfastingرَمَضَانَof Ramadan
Some of them relied on fasting the day of Ashura or the day of Arafa until they say: the day of Ashura expiates all the sins of the year, and the fasting of the day of Arafa remains as an increase in reward. And this deceived one did not know that the fasting of Ramadan.
ف:«فَلَا يَلْزَمُ»"It is not necessary.",,(۲)(2)ز وَكَانَ مُغْتَرًّاand he may have been mistaken,وَلَعَلَّهُand perhapsسَهْوٌhe was forgetful..
Note: "It is not necessary" (2) and he may have been mistaken, and perhaps he was forgetful.
(۳)(3)فَ، س:F, S:وَيَوْمَand the dayعَرَفَةَof Arafa.
Note: also referred to as the day of Arafa.
(٤)(4)يَعْنِي:meaning:صَوْمَهُhis fastingقَدْandزَادَincreasedبَعْضُهُمْsome of themكَلِمَةَthe word«الصَّوْمُ"the fastفَوْقَaboveالسَّطْرِthe lineفِيinزZ.,,كَمَاasكَتَبَhe wroteفِيinحَاشِيَةِthe marginس:S:«ظ صَوْمٌ»"refer to fasting."
Meaning: his fasting has been increased by the word 'the fast' above the line in Z, as he wrote in the margin of S: "refer to fasting."
(5)(5)فَ:«الذُّنُوبُ لِلْعَامِّ»"the sins of the year."س:S:«الذُّنُوبُ الْعَامُّ»"the sins of the year."
(5) F: "the sins of the year." S: "the sins of the year."
(٦)(6)ل:«صِيَامُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ»"The fasting of the day of Arafa."
(6) L: "The fasting of the day of Arafa."