فِيInإِبْرَاهِيمَIbrahimوَالَّذِينَand thoseمَعَهُwith himإِذْwhenقَالُواthey saidلِقَوْمِهِمْto their peopleإِنَّاindeed weبُرَهَاؤُاare disassociatedمِنكُمْfrom youوَمِمَّاand from whatتَعْبُدُونَyou worshipمِن دُونِbesidesاللَّهِAllahكَفَرْنَاwe have disbelievedبِكُمْin you
In Ibrahim and those with him when they said to their people: 'Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from what you worship besides Allah. We have disbelieved in you.'
وَبَدَاAnd manifestedبَيْنَنَاbetween usوَبَيْنَكُمُand between youالْعَدَاوَةُis enmityوَالْبَغْضَاهُand hatredأَبَدًاforeverحَتَّىuntilتُؤْمِنُواyou believeبِاللَّهِin AllahوَحْدَهُAloneإِلَّاexceptقَولَthe sayingإِبْرَاهِيمَof Ibrahimلِأَبِيهِto his father
And enmity and hatred has manifested between us and you forever, until you believe in Allah Alone, except for the saying of Ibrahim to his father.
لاسْتَغْفِرَنَّI will surely ask for forgivenessلَكَfor youوَمَاand whatأَمْلِكُI possessلَكَfor youمِنَfromاللَّهِAllahمِنfromشَيْءٍanythingرَبَّنَاOur Lordعَلَيْكَupon Youتَوَكَّلْنَاwe have reliedوَإِلَيْكَand to Youأَنَبْنَاwe turnوَإِلَيْكَand to Youالْمَصِيرُis the final return
I will surely ask for forgiveness for you, but I possess nothing for you from Allah. Our Lord, upon You we have relied and to You we turn, and to You is the final return.
رَبَّنَاOur LordلَاDo notتَجْعَلْنَاmake usفِتْنَةٌa trialلِلَّذِينَfor those whoكَفَرُواdisbelieveوَاغْفِرْand forgiveلَنَاfor usرَبَّنَاOur Lordإِنَّكَindeed YouأَنتَYou areالْعَزِيزُthe Mightyالْحَكِيمُthe Wise
Our Lord, do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, Our Lord, indeed You are the Mighty, the Wise.
لَقَدْIndeedكَانَwasلَكُمfor youفيهمin themأُسْوَةٌan exampleحَسَنَةٌgoodلِمَنfor whoeverكَانَwasيَرْجُواhopesاللَّهَin Allahوَالْيَوْمَand the Dayالآخِرَthe Lastوَمَنand whoeverيَنْوَلturns awayفَإِنَّfor indeedاللَّهَAllahهُوَHe isالْغَنِيُّthe Self-Sufficient
Indeed, there has been for you in them a good example for whoever hopes in Allah and the Last Day, and whoever turns away, for indeed Allah is Self-Sufficient.
عسىPerhapsاللُّهُAllahأَنto makeيَجْعَلَto createبَيْنَكُمْbetween youوَبَيْنَand betweenالَّذِينَthose whoعَادَيْتُمyou have opposedمِّنْهُمof themمَوَدَّةًaffectionوَاللَّهُand Allahقَدِيرٌis All-Powerfulوَاللَّهُand Allahالحميدis PraiseworthyغَفُورٌMost ForgivingرَّحِيمٌMost Merciful
Perhaps Allah will create between you and those whom you have opposed affection, and Allah is All-Powerful, Praiseworthy, Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
وكذلكAnd likewiseكانwasفإنfor indeedهؤلاءtheseأهلthe peopleمكةof Meccaالذينwhoكانواwereيعادونin opposition toاللهAllahورسولهand His Messengerقبلbeforeالفتحthe conquestآمنmost of them believedأكثرهمmost of themوصارواand becameمنofأولياءthe friendsاللهof Allahورسولهand His Messenger
And likewise, these people of Mecca who were in opposition to Allah and His Messenger before the conquest, most of them believed and became among the friends of Allah and His Messenger.
وابنAnd the sonكلابof Kilabوأتباعهand his followersبناbuilt thatعلىonأنthatالولايةthe guardianshipصفةis an attributeقديمةancientلذّاتfor the essenceاللهof Allahوهيand it isالإرادةthe willوالمحبةand loveوالرضاand satisfactionونحوand similarذلكto thatفمعناهاso its meaningإرادةis a willثابتةfixedبعدafterالموتdeath
And the son of Kilab and his followers built that on the premise that guardianship is an ancient attribute of the essence of Allah, which is the will, love, and satisfaction, and similar to that, so its meaning is a fixed will after death.
وهذاAnd thisالمعنىmeaningتابعis dependentلعلمon the knowledgeاللهof Allahفمنfor whoeverعلمknowsأنهthat heيموتdiesمؤمناًa believerلمdoes notيزلceaseوليّاًto be a friendاللهof Allahلأنهbecauseلمhas notيزلceasedاللهAllahمريداًdesiringلإدخالهto admit himالجنةto Paradiseوكذلكand likewiseالعداوةthe enmity
And this meaning is dependent on the knowledge of Allah. So whoever knows that he will die a believer does not cease to be a friend of Allah, because Allah does not cease to desire to admit him to Paradise, likewise, enmity.
وأماAnd as forالجمهورthe majorityفيقولونthey sayالولايةguardianshipوالعداوةand enmityوإنand ifتضمنتit includesمحبةloveاللهof Allahورضاهand His satisfactionوبغضهand His hatredوسخطهand His angerفهوHe isسبحانهExaltedيرضىis pleasedعنwithالإنسانthe humanويحبهand loves himبعدafterأنheيؤمنbelievesويعملand doesصالحاًrighteous
And as for the majority, they say that guardianship and enmity, even though it includes the love of Allah and His satisfaction and His hatred and His anger, He, Exalted, is pleased with the human and loves him after he believes and does righteous deeds.
وإنماAnd onlyيسخطHe becomes angryعليهon himويغضبand is displeasedبعدafterأنheيكفرdisbelievesكماasقالHe saidتعالىthe Most Highوذلكand thatبأَنَّهُمُbecause theyاتَّبَعُواfollowedمَاthat whichأَسْخَطَprovokedاللَّهَAllahوَكَرِهُواand hatedرِضْوَانَهُHis satisfaction
And only does He become angry with him and is displeased after he disbelieves, as He said, the Most High: 'And that is because they followed that which provoked Allah and hated His satisfaction.'
فأخبرSo He informedأنthatالأعمالthe actionsأسخطتهprovoked Himوكذلكand likewiseقالHe saidفَلَمَّاSo whenوَاسَفُونَاthey angered usانْتَقَمْنَاwe took revengeمِنْهُمْfrom them
So He informed that the actions provoked Him, and likewise He said: 'So when they angered us, we took revenge from them.'
قالHe saidالمفسرونthe interpretersأغضبوناthey angered us.وكذلكAnd likewiseقالHe saidاللهAllahتعالىthe Most HighوَإِنAnd ifتَشْكُرُواyou are gratefulيَرْضَهُHe will be pleased with youلَكُمْfor you
The interpreters said: 'They angered us.' And likewise Allah, the Most High, said: 'And if you are grateful, He will be pleased with you.'
وفيAnd inالحديثthe hadithالصحيحthe soundالذيwhichفيis inالبخاريBukhariعنaboutأبيAbuهريرةHurairaعنaboutالنبيthe Prophetصلىpeaceاللهof Allahعليهupon himوسلمand blessingsأنهthat heقالsaidيقولsaysاللهAllahتعالىthe Most Highمنwhoeverعادىopposesليto Meوليّاًa friendفقدhas trulyبارزنيdeclared war against Meبالمحاربةwith warfare
And in the sound hadith in Bukhari, about Abu Huraira regarding the Prophet, peace be upon him, he said: 'Allah, the Most High says: Whoever opposes My friend has truly declared war against Me.'
وماAnd whatتَقَرَّبَbrought nearإلیtoعَبْدِيMy servantبِمِثْلِlikeأداءperformingماwhatافترضتُI have made obligatoryعليهupon himوَلَاand notيَزَالُceasesعَبْدِيMy servantيَتَقَرَّبُgetting closerإلَيَّto Meبِالنَّوَافِلِwith optional prayersحَتَّىuntilأُحِبَّهُI love him.فَإِذَاSo whenأَحْبَبْتُهُI love him,كُنتُI amسَمْعَهُhis hearingالَّذِيwhichيَسْمَعُhe hearsبِهِwithوَبَصَرَهُand his sightالَّذِيwhichيُبْصِرُhe seesبِهِwithوَيَدَهُand his handالَّتِيwhichيَبْطُشُhe strikesبِهَاwith itوَرَجْلَهُand his footالَّتِيwhichيَمْشِيhe walksبِهَاwith itفَبِيwith Meيَسْمَعُhe hearsوَبِيand with Meيُبْصِرُhe seesوَبِيand with Meيَبْطُشُhe strikesوَبِيand with Meيَمْشِيhe walksوَلَئِنْAnd indeed ifسَأَلَنِيhe asks MeلَأَعْطِيَنَّهُI will surely give himوَلَئِنْand ifاستعاذَنِيhe seeks refuge with MeلَأَعِذَنَّهُI will surely protect him.وَمَاAnd whatتَرَدَّدتُI never hesitatedعَنْaboutشَيءٍanythingأَنَاI amفَاعِلُهُto do it.
And what My servant gets closer to Me with like performing what I have made obligatory upon him, and My servant continues to get closer to Me with optional prayers until I love him. So when I love him, I am his hearing with which he hears, and his sight with which he sees, and his hand with which he strikes, and his foot with which he walks. With Me, he hears, and with Me, he sees, and with Me, he strikes, and with Me, he walks. And indeed if he asks Me, I will surely give him, and if he seeks refuge with Me, I will surely protect him. And I never hesitated about anything I would do.