المَوْضِعُThe placeالخامِسُthe fifth::مِنْfromقَوْلِهِHis saying«إيَّاكَ"You aloneنَعْبُدُwe worship»"
The fifth place: from His saying "You alone we worship,"
فَإنَّfor indeedمَاwhatيُعْبَدُis worshippedبِهِwith itالرَّبُّthe Lordتَعالىthe Most High
for indeed what the Lord, the Most High, is worshipped with
لاdoes notيَكُونُhappenإلاexceptعَلَىin accordance withمَاwhatيُحِبُّهُHe lovesوَيَرْضَاهُand is pleased with.
is only in accordance with what He loves and is pleased with.
وَعِبادَتُهُAnd His worship––وَهِيَand it isشُكْرُهُHis gratitudeوَحُبُّهُand His loveوَخَشْيَتُهُand His fearـ–
And His worship – which is His gratitude, His love, and His fear –
فِطْرِيَّةٌis innateوَمَعْقُولٌand rationalلِلْعُقُولِto the mindsالسَّليْمَةُthe sound.
is innate and rational to sound minds.
لَكِنَّButطَرِيقَthe pathالْتَّعَبُّدِof worshipوَمَاand whatيُعْبَدُis worshippedبِهِwith it
However, the path of worship and what He is worshipped with
لاnoسَبيلٌwayإلىtoمَعْرِفَتِهِknowing itإلاexceptبِرُسُلِهِthrough His messengersوَبيَانِهِمand their clarification.
is no way to know except through His messengers and their clarification.
وَفِيAnd inهَذَاthisبَيَانٌis a clarificationأَنَّthatإرْسَالَsendingالرُّسُلِthe messengers
And in this is a clarification that sending the messengers
أَمْرٌis a matterمُسْتَقَرٌّestablishedفِيinالْعُقُولِthe minds.
is an established matter in the minds.
يَسْتَحِيلُIt is impossibleتَعْطِيلُto depriveالْعَالَمِthe universeعَنْهُof it,,كَمَاjust asيَسْتَحِيلُit is impossibleتَعْطِيلُهُto deprive itعَنْofالصَّانِعِthe Creator.
It is impossible to deprive the universe of it, just as it is impossible to deprive it of the Creator.
فَمَنْSo whoeverأَنْكَرَdeniesالرَّسُولَthe messengerفَقَدْhas indeedأَنْكَرَdeniedالْمُرْسَلَthe Sender.
So whoever denies the messenger has indeed denied the Sender.
وَلَمْAnd has notيُؤْمِنْbelievedبِهِin Him.
And has not believed in Him.
وَلِهَذَاFor this reasonجَعَلَmadeاللَّهُAllahسُبْحَانَهُGlorified is Heالْكُفْرَdisbeliefبِرُسُلِهِin His messengersكُفْرًاdisbeliefبِهِin Him.
For this reason Allah, Glorified is He, made disbelief in His messengers a disbelief in Him.
المَوْضِعُThe placeالسَّادِسُthe sixth,,مِنْfromقَوْلِهِHis saying«"اهْدِنَاGuide usالصِّرَاطَto the pathالمُسْتَقِيمَthe straight»"
The sixth place: from His saying, "Guide us to the straight path,"
فَالْهِدَايَةُfor guidance::هِيَisالْبَيَانُclarificationوَالدَّلَالَةُand indication
for guidance is clarification and indication,
ثُمَّthenالتَّوْفِيقُsuccessوَالْإِلْهَامُand inspiration
then success and inspiration,
وَهُوَand thisبَعْدَis afterالْبَيَانِthe clarificationوَالدَّلَالَةِand indication.
and this is after the clarification and indication.
وَلَاAnd noسَبيلٌwayإلىtoالْبَيَانِthe clarificationوَالدَّلَالَةِand indicationإلَّاexceptمِنْfromجِهَةِthe directionالرُّسُلِof the messengers.
And there is no way to the clarification and indication except from the direction of the messengers.
فَإِذاSo ifحَصَلَthere occursالْبَيَانُthe clarificationوَالدَّلَالَةُand indicationوَالتَّعْرِيفُand introduction
So if the clarification, indication, and introduction occur,
تَرَتَّبَit followsعَلَيْهِupon itهِدَايَةٌthe guidance ofالتَّوْفِيقِsuccess,
there follows upon it the guidance of success,
وَجَعَلَand He makesالإِيمَانَfaithفِيinالْقَلْبِthe heart,
and He places faith in the heart,
وَتَحْبِيبَهُand makes it belovedإِلَيْهِto the servant,
and makes it beloved to him,
وَتَزْيِينَهُand adorns itفِيinالْقَلْبِthe heart,
and adorns it in the heart,
وَجَعَلَهُand makes himمُؤَثِّرًاresponsiveلَهُto it,رَاضِيًاpleasedبِهِwith it,وَمُحِبًّاand desiring it.
and makes him responsive to it, pleased with it, and desiring it.
وَهُمَاAnd they areهَدَايَتَانِtwo types of guidanceمُسْتَقِلَّتَانِindependent,
And they are two independent types of guidance;
لَاdoes notيَحْصَلُbe achievedالْفَلَاحُsuccessإلَّاexceptبِهُمَاthrough them.
success is not achieved except through both of them.
وَهُمَاAnd theyمَتَضَمِّنَتَانِinvolveتَعْرِيفٍdefiningمَاwhateverلَمْnotنَعْلَمْهُwe knowمِنَofالْحَقِّthe truthتَفْصِيلًاin detailوَإِجْمَالًاand in general,
And they involve defining whatever we do not know of the truth in detail and in general,
وَإِلْهَامِنَاand inspiring usلَهُto it,وَجَعَلَنَاand making usمُرِيدِينَdesiring it,
and inspiring us to it, and making us desire it,
لَاnotتِبَاعَهُfollowing itظَاهِرًاoutwardlyوَبَاطِنًاand inwardly.
following it both outwardly and inwardly.
ثُمَّThenخَلْقَcreatingالْقُدْرَةَthe abilityلَنَاfor usعَلَىtoالْقِيَامِperformبِمُوجَبِaccording toالْهُدَىthe guidance
Then creating for us the ability to perform according to the guidance
بِالْقَوْلِin wordوَالْعَمَلِand actionوَالْعَزْمِand determination.
in word, action, and determination.
ثُمَّThenإِدَامَةَsustainingذَلكَthatلَنَاfor usوَتَثْبِيتَنَاand making us steadfastعَلَيْهِon itإِلَىuntilالْوَفَاةِdeath.
Then sustaining that for us and making us steadfast on it until death.
وَمِنْAnd fromهُنَاhereيُعْلَمُis knownاضْطِرَارُthe extreme needالْعَبْدِof the servantإِلَىforهَذِهِthisالدُّعَاءِsupplicationفَوْقَaboveكُلِّeveryضَرُورَةٍnecessity,
And from here is known the servant's extreme need for this supplication above every necessity,
وَبُطْلانِand the invalidityقَوْلِof the statementمَنْof whoeverيَقُولُsays:إِذاIfكُنَّاwe areمُهْتَدِينَguided,فَكَيْفَhowنَسْأَلُdo we askالْهِدَايَةَfor guidance?
and the invalidity of the statement of whoever says: If we are guided, then how do we ask for guidance?
فَإنَّFor indeedالْمَجْهُولَthe unknownلَنَاto usمِنَofالْحَقِّthe truthأَضْعَافُis many timesالْمَعْلُومِthe known.
For indeed what is unknown to us of the truth is many times greater than what is known.
وَمَاAnd whatلَاnotنُرِيدُwe wantفِعْلَهُto doتَهَاوُنًاout of negligenceوَكَسَلًاand lazinessمِثْلُis likeمَاwhatنُرِيدُهُwe desire,أَوْorأَكْثَرُmoreمِنْهُthan itأَوْorدُونَهُless than it.
And what we fail to do out of negligence and laziness is like what we desire, or more than it, or less than it.
وَمَاAnd whatلَاnotنَقْدِرُwe are ableعَلَيْهِto doمِمَّاof whatنُرِيدُهُwe wantكَذَلِكَis likewise,
And what we are unable to do of what we want is likewise,
وَمَاand whatنَعْرِفُwe knowجُمَلَتَهُits general outlineوَلَاand do notنَهْتَدِيbe guidedلِتَفَاصِيلِهِto its details,
and what we know in general outline but are not guided to its details,
فَأَمْرٌthis is a matterيَفُوتُthat exceedsالْحَصْرَcomprehension.
this is a matter that exceeds comprehension.
وَنَحْنُAnd weمُحْتَاجُونَare in needإِلَىofالْهِدَايَةِguidanceالتَّامَّةِcomplete.
And we are in need of complete guidance.
فَمَنْSo whoeverكَمَلَتْis perfectedلَهُfor himهَذِهِtheseالْأُمُورُmatters,
So for whoever these matters are perfected,
كَانَhisسُؤَالُaskingالْهِدَايَةِfor guidanceلَهُisسُؤَالَaskingالتَّثْبِيتِfor steadfastnessوَالدَّوَامِand continuity.
his asking for guidance is asking for steadfastness and continuity.
وَلِلْهِدَايَةِAnd for guidanceمَرْتَبَةٌis a rankأُخْرَىanother
And for guidance there is another rank
——وَهِيَand it isآخِرُthe lastمَرَاتِبِهَاof its ranks——
— and it is the last of its ranks —
وَهِيَwhich isالْهِدَايَةُthe guidanceيَوْمَon the Dayالْقِيَامَةِof Resurrection
which is the guidance on the Day of Resurrection
إِلَىtoالْجَنَّةِParadise.
to Paradise.