فَكَذَٰلِكَLikewiseمِنْfromحَسَنٍgoodظَنِّهِthoughtوَقَوِيَand strengthenedرَجَائِهِhis hopeفِيinالْفَوْزِthe victoryبِالْدَّرَجَاتِby the ranksالْعُلاthe high
Likewise, from the good thought and the strengthened hope for victory in the high ranks.
وَالنَّعِيمِAnd the blissالْمُقِيمِthat is everlastingمِنْwithoutغَيْرِother thanطَاعَةٍobedienceوَلَاnorتَقَرُّبٍapproachإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedبِامْتِثَالٍby complianceأَوَامِرِهِhis commandsوَandاجْتِنَابٍavoidingنَوَاهِيِهِhis prohibitions.
And the everlasting bliss is without obedience nor approaching to God the Exalted by compliance with his commands and avoiding his prohibitions.
وَبِاللَّهِAnd with Godالتَّوْفِيقِis success.
And success is with God.
وَقَدْAndقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe ExaltedإِنَّIndeedالَّذِينَthose whoءَامَنُواbelievedوَandالَّذِينَthose whoهَاجَرُواmigratedوَandجَهَدُواstruggledفِيinسَبِيلِthe path ofاللَّهِGodأُوْلَـٰئِكَthoseيَرْجُونَhope forرَحْمَتَthe mercy ofاللَّهِGod.
And the Exalted said: 'Indeed, those who believed and those who migrated and struggled in the path of God, those are the ones who hope for the mercy of God.'
فَتَأَمَّلْSo reflectكَيْفَhowجَعَلَmadeرَجَاءَهُمْtheir hopeإِتِيَانَهُمْtheir comingبِهَذِهِwith theseالطَّاعَاتِacts of worship!
So reflect how their hope was made through their coming with these acts of worship!
وَقَالَAnd saidالْمُغْتَرُّونَthe deceivedإِنَّIndeedالْمُفَرِّطِينَthe negligentالْمُضَيِّعِينَthe squanderersلِحُقُوقِof the rights ofاللَّهِGodالْمُعَطِّلِينَthe neglectersلِأَوَامِرِهِof his commands,الْبَاغِينَthe transgressorsعَلَىagainstعِبَادِهِhis servantsالْمُتَجَرِّئِينَthe bold onesعَلَىinمَحَارِمِهِhis prohibitions.= أُوْلَـٰئِكَ= thoseيَرْجُونَhope forرَحْمَةَthe mercy ofاللَّهِGod!
And said the deceived: 'Indeed, the negligent who squander the rights of God, the neglecters of his commands, the transgressors against his servants, the bold concerning his prohibitions, those hope for the mercy of God!'
وَسِرُّAnd the secretالْمَسْأَلَةُof the matterأَنَّis thatالرَّجَاءَhopeوَحَسَنَand goodالظَّنِّthoughtإِنَّمَاis onlyيَكُونُwithالإِتِيَانِthe comingبِالْأَسْبَابِwith the causesالَّتِيthatاقْتَضَتْهَاnecessitatedحِكْمَةُthe wisdomاللَّهِof Godفِيinشَرْعِهِhis legislationوَقَدَرِهِand his decreeوَثَوَابِهِand his rewardوَكَرَامَتِهِ؛and his honor;
And the secret of the matter is that hope and good thought is only with the coming with the causes that were necessitated by the wisdom of God in his legislation and his decree and his reward and his honor;
فَيَأْتِيso the servant comesالْعَبْدُthe servantبِرَبِّهِ،to his Lord,وَيَرْجُوهُand hopes from himأَنْthatلَاnotيَكِلَهُleave himإِلَيْهَا،to it,وَأَنْand thatيَجْعَلَهَاhe makes itظَنَّهُhis thoughtبِهَا،with it,ثُمَّthenيُحْسِنَhe improvesمَوْصِلَةًthe connectionإِلَىtoمَاwhatيَنْفَعُهُ،benefits him,وَيَصْرِفَand divertsمَاwhatيُعَارِضُهَا،opposes it,وَيُبْطِلَand nullifiesأَثَرَهَاits effect.
So the servant comes to his Lord, and hopes that He does not leave him to it, and that He makes his thought with it, then he improves the connection to what benefits him, and diverts what opposes it, and nullifies its effect.
فَصْلٌSectionوَمِمَّاAnd from whatيَنْبَغِيshould be knownأَنْthatمَنْwhoeverرَجاhopesشَيْئًاfor somethingاسْتَلْزَمَnecessitatesرَجَائَهُhis hopeأُمُورًا:matters:
Section: And from what should be known is that whoever hopes for something necessitates his hope matters:
أَحَدُهَاOne of them:مَحَبَّةُthe loveمَاof whatيَرْجُوهُ..he hopes for.
One of them: the love of what he hopes for.
الثَّانِيThe second:خَوْفُهُhis fearمِنْofفَوَاتِهِ.losing it.
The second: his fear of losing it.