الخَوْفُfearلاdoes notيَتَحَقَّقُrealizeإِلَّاexceptمَعَwithالرَّجَاءُhopeفَهُمَاthey areمُتَلَازِمَانِinterconnectedلِأَنَّbecause
Fear is realized only with hope; they are interconnected because
الرَّجَاءُhopeبِلَاwithoutخَوْفٍfearأَمْنٍsecurityوَغُرُورٍand arrogance
Hope without fear is security and arrogance.
وَالخَوْفُAnd fearبِلَاwithoutرَجَاءٍhopeقُنُوطٍdespairوَيَأْسٍand despairمِنْfromرَحْمَةِthe mercyاللهِof Allahتَعَالَىٰthe Exalted
And fear without hope is despair and hopelessness from the mercy of Allah, the Exalted.
أَيُّThat isالمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersيَسْتَوِيare equalكُلُّهُمْall of themفَتَىa young manكَانَwasأَوْorفَتَاةًa young womanشَيْخًاan old manكَانَwasأَوْorشَيْخَةًan old womanعَبْدًاa slaveكَانَwasأَوْorحُرًّاfreeفِيinالمَعْرِفَةِknowledge
That is, the believers are equal; all of them are young men or young women, whether an old man or an old woman, a slave or free in knowledge.
أَيُّThat isفِيinوَجُوبِobligationمَعْرِفَةِknowledgeاللهِAllahتَعَالَىٰthe Exaltedأَوَّلًاfirstثُمَّthenمَعْرِفَةِknowledgeالأَعْمَالِthe deedsمِنَofالْفَرَائِضِthe dutiesوَالْوَاجِبَاتِand obligatory actsوَالْحَلاَلِand the lawfulوَالْحَرَامِand the unlawful
That is, in the obligation to know Allah, the Exalted, first and then to understand the deeds of duties, obligations, lawful and unlawful.
وَالْإِيمَانُAnd beliefفِيinذَلِكَthatكُلٌّallأَيُّthat isيَسْتَوِيare equalالمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersفِيinالإِيمَانِfaithبِأَنَّthatالمُؤْمِنِينَbelieversيَسْتَوُونَare equalفِيinأَصْلِthe rootالمَعْرِفَةِthe knowledgeوَأَصْلِand the rootالْيَقِينِcertaintyوَأَصْلِand the rootالتَّوَكُّلِtrustإِلَىtoآخِرِهَاand so forth
And faith in all of that; that is, believers are equal in the root of knowledge, the root of certainty, and the root of trust, and so forth.
وَيَتَفَاوَتُونَAnd they differفِيماin whatدُونَbelowالإِيمَانِfaithفِيinذَلِكَthatكُلٌّallيَعْنِيthat meansوَيَتَفَاوَتُونَAnd they differالمُؤْمِنُونَthe believersكُلُّهُمْall of themفِيinالأُمُورِthe mattersالْمَذْكُورَةِmentioned
And they differ in what is below faith; that means the believers differ among themselves in the mentioned matters.
بِحَسَبِAccording toوُجُودِthe existenceكُلِّeachوَاحِدٍindividualمِنْهَاof themوَعَدَمِهِمand their absenceوَزِيَادَتِهِمand increaseوَنَقْصَانِهِمand decreaseوَلَاAnd notيَتَفَاوَتُونَthey differفِيinالإِيمَانِfaithبِذَلِكَin thatكُلُّهُallبِحَسَبِaccording toالمُؤْمِنِthe believerبِهِin himلَاnotبِحَسَبِaccording toالتَّصْدِيقِthe affirmationوَالْيَقِينِand certainty
They differ according to the existence of each of them and their absence, and their increase and decrease, but they do not differ in faith in that all according to the believer in him, not according to the affirmation and certainty.
وَاللَّهُAnd Allahتَعَالَىٰ the Exaltedمُتَفَضِّلٌis generousعَلَىtoعِبَادِهِHis servantsعَادِلٌjustقَدْoftenيُعْطِيgivesمِنَofالثَّوَابِthe rewardأَضْعَافَmultiplesمَاwhatيَسْتَوْجِبُهُhe deservesالْعَبْدُthe servantأَيُّthat isمَاthat whichيَسْتَحِقُّهُhe deservesالْعَبْدُthe servantاسْتِحْقَاقًاas a dueبِحَسَبِin accordance withوَعْدِthe promiseاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىٰthe Exalted
And Allah, the Exalted, is generous to His servants, just, and often gives of the reward multiples of what the servant deserves, that is, what the servant deserves as a due according to the promise of Allah, the Exalted.
قَالَHe saidقَرِيبٌnearمِنْهُto himبِلَاwithoutكَيْفَhowوَالعَاصِيَand the sinnerبَعِيدٌfarمِنْهُfrom himبِلَاwithoutكَيْفَhowوَالقُرْبُand closenessوَالبُعْدُand distanceوَالإِقْبَالُand acceptanceيَقَعُoccursعَلَىonالمُنَاجَىthe one supplicatingوَكذلكand likewiseجِوَارُهُhis proximityفِيinالجَنَّةِParadise
He said: Near to him, without how; and the sinner is far from him, without how; and closeness and distance and acceptance occurs on the one supplicating; and likewise, his proximity in Paradise.