عَلَيْهِمْon themفِيinعَصْرِهِhis eraوَمِنْهُمْand among themمَنْwhoيَقُولُsaysعُرِضَofferedذَلِكَthatعَلَىonالْأَرْوَاحِthe spirits
On them, in his era, and among them are those who say that was offered to the spirits instead of the bodies.
فَإِنْIfقِيلَit is saidمَاwhatوَجْهُthe faceإِلْزَامٍof obligatingالْحُجَّةِthe proofبِقَوْلِهِby His sayingتَعَالَىmost highأَلَسْتُAm I notبَرَبِّكُمْyour Lordقَالُواthey saidبَلَىyesشَهِدْنَاwe witnessأَنْthatتَقُولُواyou sayيَوْمَthe Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection
If it is said, what is the face of obligating the proof by His saying, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we witness that you should not say on the Day of Resurrection that we were indeed heedless of this."
وَنَحْنُAnd weلَاdo notنَذْكُرُrememberهَذَاthisالْمِيثَاقَcovenantوَإِنْand ifتَذَكَّرْنَاwe rememberedقُلْنَاwe saidأَنْسَانَاmade us forgetاللَّهُAllahذَلِكَthatالْإِنْطِلاقَthe initiationلِأَنَّbecauseالْآخِرَةَthe Hereafterدَارٌhouseغَيْبٍof the unseenوَعَلَيْنَاand upon usالإِيمَانَto believeبِالْغَيْبِin the unseenوَلَوْeven ifتَذَكَّرْنَاwe rememberedذَلِكَthatالْمِيثَاقَcovenantالزَّوَالَthe removalالْإِنْطِلَاقَthe initiationوَمَاand whatيُنْسَىis forgottenلَاdoes notتَزُولَremoveبِهِby itالْحُجَّةَthe proofوَلَاand notيُثْبَتَestablishبِهِby itالْعُذْرَthe excuseقَالَHe saidاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe most highفِيinأَعْمَالِنَاour actionsأَحْصَاهَاHe has enumeratedاللَّهُAllahوَنَسُوهَاand they forgot itوَجَدَّدَand renewedاللَّهُAllahهَذَاthisالْعَهْدَcovenantذَكَّرَنَاHe reminded usهَذَاthisالْمَنْسِيَّforgottenبِإِرْسَالِby sendingالرُّسُلِthe messengersوَإِنْزَالِand the sending downالْكُتُبِthe booksفَلَمْso did notيُثْبِتْestablishالْعُذْرَthe excuseكَذَلِكَthusفِيinالتَّفْسِيرِthe interpretationالشَّهِيرِthe famous
And we do not remember this covenant; and if we remember, we say that Allah made us forget that initiation, because the Hereafter is the house of the unseen, and upon us is to believe in the unseen, and even if we remembered that covenant, the removal of the initiation and what is forgotten does not remove the proof, nor does it establish the excuse. Allah Most High said about our actions: "Allah has enumerated them and they forgot them." And Allah renewed this covenant, He reminded us of this forgotten by sending messengers and sending down books, so the excuse was not established. Thus it is in the famous interpretation.
وَمَنAnd whoeverكَفَرَdisbelievesذَلِكَthatفَقَدْhasبَدَّلَreplacedوَغَيَّرَand alteredأَيwhich meansبَدَّلَreplacedوَغَيَّرَand alteredإِيمَانَهُhis faithالْفِطْرِيِّnaturalبِالْكُفْرِwith disbeliefالَّذِيthat whichاِكْتَسَبَهُhe acquiredبِاخْتِيَارِهِby his choiceبَعْدَafterالْبُلُوغِthe maturity
And whoever disbelieves that has replaced and altered, which means he has replaced and altered his natural faith with the disbelief he has acquired by his choice after maturity.
وَمَنAnd whoeverآمَنَbelievesوَصَدَّقَand confirmsبَعْدَafterخُرُوجِهِhis emergenceإِلَىtoدَارِthe houseالتَّكْلِيفِof obligationوَصَيْرُورَتِهِand his becomingعَاقِلًاrationalفَقَدْhasثَبَتَestablishedعَلَيْهِupon himأَيْthat isعَلَىuponإِيمَانِهِhis faithالْفِطْرِيِّnaturalالَّذِيthat whichحَصَلَhe obtainedلَهُfor himبَعْدَafterيَوْمٍthe Dayعَلَيْهِمُon themالصَّلَاةَthe prayerوَالسَّلاَمَand peaceأَبُوAbuبَكْرٍBakrالصِّدِّيقِthe truthfulثُمَّthenعُمَرُOmarبْنِbinالْخَطَّابِal-Khattabالْفَارُوقُthe one who distinguishesثُمَّthenعُثْمَانُOthmanبْنِbinعَفَّانَAffanذُوholder ofالنُّورَيْنِthe two lightsثُمَّthenعَلِيٌّAliبْنِbinأَبِيof AbuطَالِبٍTalibالْمُرْتَضَىthe chosen oneرَضِيَcontentmentاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe most highعَلَيْهِمُupon themأَجْمَعِينَallعَابِدِينَworshipingثَابِتِينَsteadfast
And whoever believes and confirms after his emergence to the house of obligation and his becoming rational, then he has established upon him, that is, upon his natural faith which he obtained after the Day, prayers and peace be upon them, Abu Bakr the truthful, then Omar bin Al-Khattab the one who distinguishes, then Othman bin Affan the holder of the two lights, then Ali bin Abu Talib the chosen one, may Allah be pleased with them all, worshiping and steadfast.