كَمِينٍambushبَعْدَafterكَمِينٍambushنَزَلَتْthey came downعَلَيْهِمْupon themنُزُلَlike the descentالضَّيْفِof the guestعَلَىuponأَقْوَامٍpeopleلِئَامٍbase
Ambush after ambush, they descended upon them like the descent of a guest upon base people.
فَعَامَلُوهَاSo they treated itبِغَيْرِwith other thanمَاwhatيَلِيقُis befittingبِهَاfor itمِنْofالْإِجْلَالِreverenceوَالْإِكْرَامِand honor.
So they treated it with other than what is befitting for it of reverence and honor.
وَتَلَقَّوْهَاAnd they received itمِنْfromبَعِيدٍafarوَلَكِنْbutبِالدَّفْعِby pushingفِيinصُدُورِهَاits chestوَالْأَعْجَازِand its rear
And they received it from afar, but by shoving it in the chest and the rear.
وَقَالُواAnd they saidمَاwhatلَكَdo you haveعِنْدَنَاwith usمِنْofعُبُورٍcrossing?
And they said, 'What business do you have crossing with us?'
وَإِنْAnd ifكَانَthere isلَاnoبُدٍّalternativeفَعَلَىthen onسَبِيلِthe way ofالِاجْتِيَازِpassing through.
And if it is inevitable, then merely on the way of passing through.
أَنْزِلُواThey putالنُّصُوصَthe textsمَنْزِلَةَin the status ofالْخَلِيفَةِthe caliphفِيinهَذَاthisالزَّمَانِtime.
They put the texts in the status of the caliph in this time.
لَهُFor him isالسُّكَّةُthe coinageوَالْخُطْبَةُand the sermonوَمَاwhile whatلَهُhe has isحُكْمٌa rulingنَافِذٌin forceوَلَاand noسُلْطَانٌauthority.
For him is the coinage and the sermon, while he has no ruling in force and no authority.
الْمُتَمَسِّكُThe one who holds fastعِنْدَهُمْto themبِالْكِتَابِto the Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnahصَاحِبُis a companionظَوَاهِرَof literalisms.
The one who holds fast to the Book and the Sunnah according to them is a companion of mere outward appearances.
مَبْخُوسٌDeprivedحَظُّهُof his shareمِنَofالْمَعْقُولِthe rational.
Deprived of his share of rational understanding.
وَالْمُقَلِّدُAnd the imitatorلِلْآرَاءِof the opinionsالْمُتَنَاقِضَةِcontradictoryالْمُتَعَارِضَةِand conflicting
And the one who imitates the contradictory and conflicting opinions,
وَالْأَفْكَارِand the ideasالْمُتَهَافِتَةِflimsyلَدَيْهِمْin their viewهُوَisالْفَاضِلُthe superiorالْمَقْبُولُacceptable one.
and flimsy ideas in their view, is the superior and acceptable one.
وَأَهْلُWhile the people ofالْكِتَابِthe Bookوَالسُّنَّةِand the Sunnahالْمُقَدِّمُونَwho prioritizeلِنُصُوصِهَاits textsعَلَىoverغَيْرِهَاothers
While the people of the Book and the Sunnah, who prioritize its texts over others,
جُهَّالٌare ignorantلَدَيْهِمْin their viewمَنْقُوصُونَand deficient.
are ignorant in their view and deficient.
وَإِذَاAnd ifقِيلَit is saidلَهُمْto themآمِنُواBelieveكَمَاasآمَنَbelievedالنَّاسُthe peopleقَالُواthey sayأَنُؤْمِنُShall we believeكَمَاasآمَنَbelievedالسُّفَهَاءُthe fools?
And if it is said to them, 'Believe as the people have believed,' they say, 'Shall we believe as the fools have believed?'
أَلَاUnquestionablyإِنَّهُمْit is they whoهُمُareالسُّفَهَاءُthe foolsوَلَكِنْbutلَاthey do notيَعْلَمُونَknow.
Unquestionably, it is they who are the fools, but they do not know.
حُرِمُواThey were forbidden-َ اللَّهُ- by Allah -الْوُصُولَarrivalبَعْدَafterبُعْدِهِمْbeing farعَنْfromمَنْهَجِthe methodologyالْوَحْيِof revelation
They were forbidden - by Allah - from arrival, after being far from the methodology of revelation
وَتَضْيِيعِهِمُand their neglect ofالْأُصُولَthe fundamentals.
and their neglect of the fundamentals.
وَتَمَسَّكُواAnd they held fastبِالْأَعْجَازِto the rearلَاwith noصُدُورَchestsلَهَاfor themفَخَانَتْهُمْso it betrayed themأَحْوَجَat the most needyمَاtimeكَانُواthey wereإِلَيْهَاto it.
And they held fast to the rear with no chests for them, so it betrayed them at the most needy time they were to it.
حَتَّىUntilإِذَاwhenبُعْثِرَis scatteredمَاwhatفِيis inالْقُبُورِthe graves
Until when what is in the graves is scattered
وَحُصِّلَand is obtainedمَاwhatفِيis inالصُّدُورِthe chests.
and what is in the chests is obtained.
وَتَمَيَّزَAnd there was distinguishedلِكُلِّfor everyقَوْمٍpeopleحَاصِلُهُمُtheir outcomeالَّذِيthat whichحَصَلُوهُthey had acquired.
And the outcome of every people that they had acquired was distinguished.
وَانْكَشَفَتْAnd was revealedلَهُمْto themحَقِيقَةُthe realityمَاof whatاعْتَقَدُوهُthey believed.
And the reality of what they believed was revealed to them.
وَقَدِمُواAnd they cameعَلَىuponمَاwhatقَدَّمُواthey had put forth.
And they came upon what they had put forth.
وَبَدَاAnd there appearedلَهُمْto themمِنَfromاللَّهِAllahمَاwhatلَمْthey had notيَكُونُواbeenيَحْتَسِبُونَexpecting.
And there appeared to them from Allah what they had never been expecting.
وَسَقَطَAnd it fellفِيinأَيْدِيهِمْtheir handsعِنْدَatالْحَصَادِthe harvestلَمَّاwhenعَايَنُواthey witnessedغَلَّةَthe yieldمَاof whatبَذَرُوهُthey had sown.
And they were struck with regret at the harvest when they witnessed the yield of what they had sown.
فَيَاSo ohشِدَّةَfor the intensityالْحَسْرَةِof regretعِنْدَwhenمَاwhatيَرَىseesالسَّاعِيthe striving oneسَعْيَهُhis strivingوَكَدَّهُand his toilهَبَاءًas dustمَنْثُورًاscattered.
So oh for the intensity of regret when the striving one sees his striving and toil as scattered dust.
وَيَاAnd ohعِظَمَfor the greatnessالْمُصِيبَةِof the calamityعِنْدَwhenمَاwhatيَتَبَيَّنُbecomes clearأَنَّthatبَوَارِقَthe flashesأَمَانِيِّهِof his hopesخُلَّبٌwere falseوَآمَالَهُand his aspirationsكَاذِبَةٌdeceptiveغُرُورًاdelusion.
And oh for the greatness of the calamity when it becomes clear that the flashes of his hopes were false and his aspirations were deceitful delusion.
فَمَاSo whatظَنُّis the thoughtبِمَنْconcerning oneانْطَوَتْwhose innermost selfسَرِيرَتُهُwas wrappedعَلَىinالْبِدْعَةِinnovationوَالْهَوَىand desireوَالتَّعَصُّبِand fanaticismلِلْآرَاءِfor opinions
So what is the thought concerning one whose innermost self was wrapped in innovation, desire, and fanaticism for opinions
بِرَبِّagainst his Lordالسَّرَائِرِthe Knower of secrets?
against his Lord, the Knower of secrets?
وَمَاAnd whatعُذْرُis the excuseمِمَّنْof one whoنَبَذَcastالْوَحْيَيْنِthe two revelationsوَرَاءَbehindظَهْرِهِhis back
And what is the excuse of one who cast the two revelations behind his back
فِيinيَوْمٍa dayلَاwhen there do notتَنْفَعُbenefitالظَّالِمِينَthe wrongdoersفِيهِin itالْمَعَاذِرُthe excuses?
in a day when excuses will not benefit the wrongdoers?
يَوْمَThe Dayتُبْلَىwill be testedالسَّرَائِرُthe secrets.
The Day the secrets will be tested.
يَوْمَThe Dayتُؤْتَىwill be broughtكُلُّeveryنَفْسٍsoulبِمَاfor whatكَسَبَتْit has earned.
The Day every soul will be brought for what it has earned.