حَقيقةٌThe truthالحَياةُof lifeهِيَisحَيَاةٌthe lifeالقَلبِ،of the heart,وَلِهَذَاand for this reason(۱)(1)جَعَلَGod madeاللَّهُAllahسُبْحَانَهُthe Exaltedالكَافِرَthe disbelieverمَيْتاًdeadغَيْرَnotحَيٍّ،alive,كَمَاasقالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most High ::( أَمْوَتُ( Are the deadغَيْرُnotأَحْيَاءِalive? )النَحْلِ/[An-Nahl /٢١]،21],فَالحَياةُfor lifeفِيinالحَقيقةِrealityحَيَاةٌis the lifeالقَلبِof the heartوَعُمُرُand the lifespanالإِنْسَانِof manمُدَّةٌthe periodحَيَاتِهِof his lifeفَلَيْسَso it is notعُمْرُهُhis lifespanإِلَّاexceptأَوْقَاتٍthe timesحَيَاتِهِof his lifeبِاللَّهِ،with Allah,فَتِلْكَso thoseسَاعَاتٌare the hoursعُمْرِهِ.of his lifespan.
The truth of life is the life of the heart, and for this reason, God made the disbeliever dead, not alive, as He the Most High said: 'Are the dead, not alive?' [An-Nahl / 21]. Thus, the life in reality is the life of the heart and the lifespan of man is the duration of his life, so his lifespan is only the times of his life with Allah, and those are the hours of his lifespan.
فَالبرُّTherefore, righteousnessوَالتَّقْوَىٰand pietyوَالطَّاعَةُand obedienceتَزِيدُincreaseفِيinهَذِهِtheseالأَوْقَاتِtimesالَّتِيwhichهِيَareحَقيقَةُthe truthعُمْرِهِ،of his lifespan, وَلَاand there is noعُمْرٌlifespanلَهُfor himسِوَىٰهَا.other than that.
Therefore, righteousness, piety, and obedience increase in these times which are the truth of his lifespan, and there is no lifespan for him other than that.
وَبِالجُمْلَةِ،In summary,فَالْعَبْدُthe servantإِذَاifأَعْرَضَhe turns awayعَنْfromاللَّهِ،Allah,وَاشْتَغَلَand engagesبِالْمَعَاصِي،in sins,ضَاعَتْhe losesعَلَيْهِupon himأَيَّامٌdaysحَيَاتِهِof his lifeالحَقيقيَّةِthe trueالَّتيthatيَجِدُhe findsغَبَّthe consequenceإِضَاعَتِهَاof wasting itيَوْمَthe dayيَقُولُ :he says:﴿ يَلَيْتَنِي'Oh, how I wish Iقَدَّمْتُhad sent forwardلِحَيَاتِي )for my life.' )[الفَجْرِ /[Al-Fajr /٢٤].24].
In summary, if the servant turns away from Allah and engages in sins, he loses the days of his true life that he finds the consequence of losing it on the day he says: 'Oh, how I wish I had sent forward for my life.' [Al-Fajr / 24].
فَلَاSo there is noيَخْلُُوone is devoidإِمَّاeitherأَنْthatيَكُونَhe hasلَهُfor him(۲)(2)مَعَwithذَٰلِكَthatتَطَلُّعٌaspirationإِلَىtoمَصَالِحِهِhis interestsالدُّنْيَوِيَّةِworldlyوَالأٓخِرَةِ،and afterlife,أَوْorلَا .not.
So there is no one who is devoid of either having an aspiration for his worldly and afterlife interests, or not.
فَإِنْIfلَمْhe does notيَكُنْhaveلَهُfor himتَطَلُّعٌan aspirationإِلَىtoذَٰلِكَ(٣) ،that (3),فَقَدْthen he hasضَاعَlostعَلَيْهِupon himعُمْرُهُhis lifespanكُلَّهُ،entirely,وَذَهَبَتْand his life has goneحَيَاتُهُhis lifeبَاطِلًا.in vain.
If he does not have an aspiration for that (3), then he has lost his entire lifespan, and his life has gone in vain.
وَإِنْAnd ifكَانَhe hasلَهُfor himتَطَلُّعٌan aspirationإِلَىtoذَٰلِكَ (٤)that (4)طَالَتْit prolongedعَلَيْهِupon himالطَّرِيقُthe wayبِسَبَبِbecause ofالعَوَائِقِ،the obstacles,وَتَعَسَّرَتْand made difficultعَلَيْهِupon himأَسْبَابُthe reasonsالْخَيْرِ،for good,بِحَسَبِaccording toاشْتِغَالِهِhis engagementبِأَضْدَادِهَا،with their opposites,وَذَٰلِكَand that isنَقْصَانٌa real deficiencyحَقيقِيٌّrealمِنْfromعُمْرِهِ.his lifespan.
And if he has an aspiration for that (4), the way prolonged for him due to obstacles, and the reasons for good became difficult for him, according to his engagement with their opposites, and that is a real deficiency from his lifespan.
وَسِرُّAnd the secretالْمَسْأَلَةِof the matterأَنَّis thatعُمْرَthe lifespanالإِنْسانِof manمُدَّةٌthe durationحَيَاتِهِ،of his life,وَلَاand there is noحَيَاةٌlifeلَهُfor himإِلَّاexceptبِإِقْبَالِهِby turning towardsعَلَىtoرَبِّهِ،his Lord,وَالتَّنَعُّمِand enjoyingبِحُبِّهِHis loveوَذِكْرِهِ،and His remembrance,وَإيثَارِand preferringمَرْضَاتِهِ .His pleasure.
And the secret of the matter is that the lifespan of man is the duration of his life, and there is no life for him except by turning towards his Lord, and enjoying His love and remembrance, and preferring His pleasure.