يَتَّقُونَthey seek protectionلَهُمُfor themالْبُشْرَىthe glad tidingsفِيinالْحَيَاةِthe lifeالدُّنْيَاof this worldوَandفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe Hereafterلَاthere is noتَبْدِيلَchangeلِكَلِمَتِto the word ofاللَّهِAllah
They seek protection for themselves from the glad tidings in the life of this world and in the Hereafter; there will be no change to the word of Allah.
ذَٰلِكَThatهُوَisالْفَوْزُthe victoryالْعَظِيمُgreat
That is the great victory.
فَلَمَّاSo whenلَمdid notيَجْرِoccurاسْمُthe nameالإِسْلَامِIslamهَذَاthisالْمَجْرَىcourse,عُلِمَit was knownأَنَّthatمُسَمَّاهُits designationلَيْسَis notمُلَازِمًاattachedلِمُسَمَّىto the designation ofالإِيمَانِfaithكَمَاasيُلَازِمُهُit accompaniesاسْمُthe nameالْبِرِّrighteousnessوَالتَّقْوَىand pietyوَأَوْلِيَاءَand the allies ofاللَّهِAllah
So when the name of Islam did not follow this course, it was known that its designation is not attached to the designation of faith as the name of righteousness and piety and the allies of Allah are.
وَأَنَّAnd thatاسْمُthe nameالإِسْلَامِIslamيَتَنَاوَلُincludesمِنْthose who areهُوَfrom amongمِنْthe people ofأَهْلِthe people ofالْوَعِيدِwarningوَإِنْand even ifكَانَhe isاللَّهُAllahيُثِيبُهُrewards himعَلَىforطَاعَتِهِhis obedience,مِثْلَlikeأَنْthatيَكُونَthere isفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartإِيمَانٌfaithوَنِفَاقٌand hypocrisyيَسْتَحِقُّhe deservesبِهِwith itالْعَذَابَthe punishment,فَهَذَاthis oneيُعَاقِبُهُwill punish himاللَّهُAllahوَلَاand will notيُخَلِّدَهُeternalize himفِيinالنَّارِthe fire,لَأَنَّbecauseفِيinقَلْبِهِhis heartمِثْقَالَthe weightذَرَّةٍof an atomأَوْorأَكْثَرَmoreمِنْthanمِثْقَالَthe weightذَرَّةٍof an atomمِنَofإِيمَانٍfaith
And the name of Islam includes those who are the people of warning, and even if Allah rewards him for his obedience, like there is in his heart faith and hypocrisy and he deserves punishment, this person will be punished by Allah and will not be eternally punished in the fire, because in his heart is the weight of an atom or more of faith.
وَهَكَذَاAnd soسَائِرُallأَهْلِthe people ofالْكَبَائِرِthe major sinsإِيمَانُهُمْtheir faithنَاقِصٌis deficient,وَإِذَاand ifكَانَthere isفِيinقَلْبِthe heartأَحَدٍone of themشُعْبَةٌa branchنِفَاقٍof hypocrisyعُوقِبَhe is punishedبِهَاby itإِذَاifلَمnotيَعْفُforgiveاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُfrom him,وَلَمand will notيُخَلِّدَهُeternalize himفِيinالنَّارِthe fire,فَهَـٰؤُلَـٰئِكَtheseمُسْلِمُونَare Muslimsوَلَيْسُواand are notمُؤْمِنِينَbelieversوَمَعَهُمْand with themإِيمَانٌfaithلَكِنَّهُbut alsoمَعَهُمْwith themأَيْضًاalsoمَاwhatيُخَالِفُcontradictsالإِيمَانَfaithمِنَfromالنِّفَاقِhypocrisy
And so all the people of major sins have deficient faith, and if there is in the heart of one of them a branch of hypocrisy, he is punished with it if Allah does not forgive him, and he will not be eternally punished in the fire; these are Muslims and are not believers, and with them is faith but also what contradicts faith of hypocrisy.
فَلَمSo they were notتَكُنcalledتَسْمِيَتُهُمْtheir namingمُؤْمِنِينَas believersبِأَوْلَىٰmore appropriateمِنْthanتَسْمِيَتِهِمtheir namingمُنَافِقِينَhypocritesلَاسِيَّمَاespeciallyإِنifكَانُواthey wereلِلْكُفْرِof disbeliefأَقْرَبَcloserمِنْهُمْthan themلِلْإِيمَانِto faith
So their naming was not more appropriate as believers than their naming as hypocrites, especially if they were closer to disbelief than to faith.
وَهَـٰؤُلَـٰئِكَAnd theseيَدْخُلُونَthey enterفِيintoاسْمِthe name ofالإِيمَانِfaithفِيinأَحْكَامِthe rulingsالدُّنْيَاof this worldكَمَاasيَدْخُلُthe pure hypocriteالْمُنَافِقُthe hypocriteوَأَوْلَىٰand more appropriate,لِأَنَّbecauseهَـٰؤُلَـٰئِكَtheseمَعَهُمْwith themإِيمَانٌfaithيَدْخُلُونَthey enterبِهِwith itفِيinخِطَابِthe address ofاللَّهِAllahبَيْنَاتِهُمْthe believersالَّذِينَthose whoآمَنُواbelieved
And these enter into the name of faith in the rulings of this world, just as the pure hypocrite enters, and it is more appropriate, because these have faith with which they enter in the address of Allah among the believers.
لِأَنَّbecauseذَٰلِكَthatأَمْرٌis a matterلَهُمْfor themبِمَاwith whatيَنْفَعُهُمbenefits them,وَنَهْيٌand a prohibitionلَهُمْfor themعَمَّاfrom whatيَضُرُّهُمْharms themوَهُمْand theyمُحْتَاجُونَare in needإِلَىofذَٰلِكَthat
Because that is a matter for them with what benefits them, and a prohibition for them from what harms them, and they are in need of that.
ثُمَّThenإِنَّifالإِيمَانَthe faithالَّذِيthat whichمَعَهُمْin themإِنَّifاقْتَضَىrequiredشُمُولَthe inclusionلَفْظِof the wordالْخِطَابِaddressلَهُمْto them,فَلَاthen there is noكَلَامٌdiscussion,وَإِلَّاotherwiseفَلَيْسَthen notبِأَسْوَأَin a worseحَالٍstateمِنَthanالْمُنَافِقِthe hypocriteالْمَحْضِthe pure
Then if the faith that is in them required the inclusion of the word addressing them, then there is no discussion; otherwise, they are not in a worse state than the pure hypocrite.
وَذَٰلِكَAnd thatالْمُنَافِقُthe hypocriteيُخَاطَبُis addressedبِهَذِهِwith theseالأَعْمَالِworksوَتَنْفَعُهُand benefits himفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe world,وَيُحْشَرُand will be gatheredبِهَاwith itمَعَwithالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersيَوْمَthe Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection,وَيَتَمَيَّزُand will be distinguishedبِهَاby itعَنْfromسَائِرِotherالْمِلَلِfaithsيَوْمَthe Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection
And that hypocrite is addressed with these works and benefits him in this world, and he will be gathered with it alongside the believers on the Day of Resurrection, and will be distinguished by it from other faiths on the Day of Resurrection.
لَكِنَّButوَقْتَthe timeالْحَقِيقَةِof truthيُضْرَبُis struckبَيْنَهُمْbetween themبِسُورٍwith a wallلَمُّthat isبَابٌa doorبَاطِنُهُits inner sideفِيهِin itالرَّحْمَةُis mercyوَظَاهِرُهُand its outer sideمِنْfromقِبَلِهِhis sideالْعَذَابُthe punishmentيُنَادُونَهُمْthey will call themأَلَمْDid notتَكُنْyou beمَعَكُمْwith youقَالُواthey saidبَلَىYesوَلَكِنَّكُمْbut youفُتِنْتُمْwere seducedأَنفُسَكُمْyourselvesوَتَرَبَّصْتُمْand waitedوَارْتَبَتُمْand doubtedوَغَرَّتْكُمُand deluded youالأَمَانِيُّthe hopesحَتَّىuntilجَاءَcomesأَمْرُthe commandاللَّهِof Allah,وَغَرَّكُمand deceived youبِاللَّهِwith Allahالْغَرُورُthe deceitful one
But at the time of truth, a wall will be struck between them, with a door whose inner side is mercy and its outer side from his side is punishment; they will call them, "Did you not be with you?" They will say, "Yes," but you were seduced yourselves and waited and doubted and were deluded by the hopes until the command of Allah comes, and you were deceived with Allah the deceitful one.
فَالْيَوْمَSo todayلَاthere is noيُؤْخَذُtakingمِنْكُمْfrom youفِدْيَةٌa ransomوَلَاand notمِنَfromالَّذِينَthose whoكَفَرُواdisbelievedمَأْوَاكُمْyour place of refugeالنَّارُthe fireهِيَit isمَوْلَاكُمْyour protectorوَبِئْسَand what aالْمَصِيرُdestination
So today, no ransom will be taken from you, nor from those who disbelieved; your refuge is the fire — it is your protector; and what a destination.
وَقَدAnd He hasقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe Most High: إِنَّIndeedالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesفِيinالدَّرْكِthe depthالْأَسْفَلِthe lowestمِنَofالنَّارِthe fireوَلَنْand will notتَجِدَfindلَهُمْfor themنَصِيرًاa supporter
And He has said the Most High: "Indeed, the hypocrites are in the depth of the lowest of the fire, and you will not find for them a supporter.
إِلَّاExceptالَّذِينَthose whoتَابُواrepentedوَأَصْلَحُواand did righteousnessوَاعْتَصَمُواand clungبِاللَّهِto Allahوَأَخْلَصُواand purifiedدِينَهُمْtheir religionلِلَّهِfor Allah,فَأُوْلَـٰئِكَso they areمَعَwithالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersوَسَوْفَand willيُؤْتِيgiveاللَّهُAllahالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersأَجْرًاa rewardعَظِيمًاgreat
Except for those who repented and did righteousness and clung to Allah and purified their religion for Allah, they are with the believers and will give them a great reward.