وَعَلَىAnd onالْقَوْلِthe sayingالْأَوَّلِthe first
And on the first saying: it would be attributed to the idol of the disbelievers and the idol of the righteous.
وَالْقَوْلَانِAnd the two sayingsمُتَلَازَمَانِare intertwinedفَبَعْضُهُمْfor some of themذَكَرَmentionedهَذَاthisوَبَعْضُهُمْand some of themذَكَرَmentionedهَذَاthis
And the two sayings are intertwined; some mentioned this and others mentioned that.
وَكِلَاهُمَاAnd both of themمُرَادٌare intendedفِيinالْآيَةِthe verse.
And both of them are intended in the verse.
قَالَHe saidوَقِيلَand it was saidكِلَاهُمَاboth of themلِلْمُؤْمِنِfor the believerوَالْكَافِرِand the disbelieverيَرَوِيَnarrated byعَطِيَّةَAtiyahعَنْfromابْنِIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbas.
He said, and it was said: both are for the believer and the disbeliever, narrated by Atiyah from Ibn Abbas.
وَقَالَAnd saidعَطَاءٌAtaالْأَبْكَمُthe muteأَبِيAbuابْنِibnخَلَفٍKhalafوَمَنْand whoeverيَأْمُرُcommandsبِالْعَدْلِwith justiceحَمْزَةًHamzahوَعُثْمَانَand UthmanابْنَibnعُفَانَAffanوَعُثْمَانَand UthmanابْنَibnمَظْعُونٍMadh'un.
And Ata said: 'the mute is Abu ibn Khalaf, and those who command justice are Hamzah and Uthman ibn Affan and Uthman ibn Madh'un.'
قُلْتُI saidوَالْآيَةُand the verseتَحْتَمِلُهُcan accommodate itوَلَاand does notيُنَاقِضُcontradictالْقَوْلَيْنِthe two sayingsقَبْلَهُbefore it.
I said: and the verse can accommodate it and does not contradict the two sayings before it.
فَإِنَّFor indeedاللَّهَAllahعَلَىis onصِرَاطٍthe pathمُسْتَقِيمٍstraight.
For indeed Allah is on the straight path.
وَرَسُولَهُAnd His Messengerوَأَتْبَاعَand the followersرَسُولَهُof His Messengerوَضِدَّand againstذَٰلِكَthatمَعْبُودِthe idolالْكَفَّارِof the disbelieversوَهَادِيِّهِمand their guide.
And His Messenger and the followers of His Messenger are against that: the idol of the disbelievers and their guide.
وَالْكَافِرُAnd the disbelieverالتَّابِعُthe followerوَالْمَتْبُوعُand the one followedوَالْمَعْبُودُand the idol.
And the disbeliever, the follower, the one followed, and the idol.
فَيَكُونُSo it would beبَعْضُsomeالسَّلَفِof the predecessorsذَكَرَmentionedأَعْلَىthe highestالْأَنْوَاعِtypes.
So it would be that some of the predecessors mentioned the highest types.
وَبَعْضُهُمْAnd some of themذَكَرَmentionedالْهَادِيَthe guide.
And some of them mentioned the guide.
وَبَعْضُهُمْAnd some of themذَكَرَmentionedالْمُسْتَجِيبَthe responderالْقَابِلَthe acceptor.
And some of them mentioned the responder and the acceptor.
وَتَكُونُAnd the verseمَتَنَاوِلَةًis encompassingلِذَٰلِكَall of thatكُلَّهُall.
And the verse is encompassing all of that.
وَلِذَٰلِكَAnd for thatنَظَائِرُthere are parallelsكَثِيرَةٌmanyفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quran.
And for that, there are many parallels in the Quran.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forآيَةُthe verseهُودٍHud:فَصَرِيحَةٌit is explicitلَاand does notتَحْتَمِلُallowإِلَّاexceptمَعْنًىfor one meaningوَاحِدًاonly.
And as for the verse of Hud: it is explicit and allows only one meaning.
وَهُوَAnd it isأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himعَلَىis onصِرَاطٍthe pathمُسْتَقِيمٍstraight.
And it is that Allah, Glory be to Him, is on the straight path.
وَهُوَAnd He isسُبْحَانَهُGlory be to Himأَحَقُّmore worthyمِنْthanكَانَanyone who isعَلَىonصِرَاطٍthe pathمُسْتَقِيمٍstraight.
And He is more worthy than anyone who is on the straight path.
فَإِنَّFor indeedالنَّاسَthe peopleوَإِيْقَاعَهُمْand their causingفِيinالشِّرْكِthe associationالْأَكْبَرِthe greatestوَالْوَثَنِيَّةِand idolatryوَلِيَعِيشَand to let liveأُولَـٰئِكَthoseالطَّوَاغِيتِtyrantsعَالَةًdependentsوَكُلَّاand relyingعَلَىonأُولَـٰئِكَthoseالْمُسْتَذَلِّينَhumiliatedالأَغْفَالِthe foolsالْمُسْتَعْبَدِينَsubjugated to them.
For indeed, the people and their causing of the greatest association and idolatry, and to let those tyrants live as dependents both on those humiliated fool subjugated to them.
وَلَمَوْتَاهُمْAnd their dead,غَارِقِينَdrowningفِيinلِينِthe easeالْعَيْشِof livingـ-مِمَّاfrom whatيَأْخُذُونَthey takeبِدَجَلِهِمfrom their deceitوَإِضْلَالِهِمand misleadingمِنofعَصَارَةِthe extractعَرَقٍof sweatوَدِمَاءَand bloodالصِّنَاعَةِof the artisansوَالزُّرَّاعِand the farmers -مِنofأُولَـٰئِكَthoseالأَغْفَالِthe fools,بِحِسَابِهِمaccounting themأَنَّهُمْthat they areرِجَالَmenالدِّينِof religionالَّذِينَwhoلَاshould notيَنْبَغِيbe requiredأَنْthatتَكِدَّtheir handsأَيدِيَهُمْshould be tiredأَوorتَتْعَبَthey become fatiguedأَجْسَامَهُمْtheir bodiesفِيinصِنَاعَةٍcraftأَوorزِرَاعَةٍagriculture,
And their dead, drowning in the ease of living - from what they take from their deceit and misleading, from the extract of sweat and blood of the artisans and the farmers - accounting for them that they are men of religion who should not have their hands tired or their bodies fatigued in craft or agriculture,
لِأَنَّهُمْbecause they areحَمَلَةَthe bearersالدِّينِof religionوَحُمَاتَهُand its protectors,وَرِجَالَand the peopleالكَهَنُوتِof priesthood,فَهُمْso theyمَعَwithهَذَاthisالدَّجَلِdeceitوَالضَّلَالِand misguidanceوَالإِضْلَالِand misleading,وَالْتَّعَطُّلِand the idlenessعَنْfromإِفَادَةِbenefitingالأُمَّةِthe nationبِعَمَلٍwith good workمَجْدٍgloriousنَافِعٍbeneficial -يَذِلُّthey humiliateلَهُمthemالْعَامَّةَthe publicوَيَسْتَخْذُونَand they submit,وَيَجْرُونَand they followوَرَاءَهُمْbehind themعَلَىonغَيْرِother thanهُدًىguidanceوَلَاand noبَيِّنَةٍclear proof.
Because they are the bearers of religion and its protectors, and the people of priesthood, so they, with this deceit, misguidance, and misleading, and idleness from benefiting the nation with good and beneficial work - they humiliate the public and they submit, and they follow behind them without guidance or clear proof.
وَيَتْرُكُونَAnd they abandonطَاعَةَobedienceالرَّسُولِto the Messengerصَلَّىpeace be upon himعَلَيْهِupon himوَالسَّلاَمُand peaceوَاتِّبَاعَهُand following himفِيمَاin whatدَعَاهُمْhe called themإِلَيْهِto itمِنofالدِّينِreligionالْحَقِّthe truthالَّذِيthat whichأَنزَلَهُhe revealedاللَّهُAllahلِإِعْزَازِto honorالإِنْسَانِيَّةِhumanity,وَتَحْطِيمِand to destroyأَغْلاَلِthe shacklesالتَّقْلِيدِof imitationوَالْجَهَالَةِand ignoranceعَنْهَاfrom it,لِتَخْرُجَto bring forthإِلَىtoالْحَيَاةِlifeالطَّيِّبَةِgood,عَارِفَةًawareبِنِعَمِof the blessingsرَبِّهَاof her Lordشَاكِرَةًgratefulلَهُto Him.
And they abandon obedience to the Messenger, peace be upon him, and following him in what he called them to of the truth of the religion that Allah revealed to honor humanity, and to break the shackles of imitation and ignorance from it, to bring forth to good life, aware of the blessings of her Lord and grateful to Him.
وَهَذَاAnd thisالرَّسُولُthe Messengerالدَّاعِيcallingإِلَىtoالْهُدَىguidanceوَالْعَدْلِand justiceهُوَisالَّذِيthe one whoعَاشَlivedمِنfromطُفُولَتِهِhis childhoodشَاكِرًاgratefulلِأَنْعَامِfor the blessingsرَبِّهِof his Lordيَعْمَلُworkingبِيدَيْهِwith his handsوَرِجْلَيْهِand feetوَعَقْلِهِand mindالْأَعْمَالَthe actionsالنافِعَةِbeneficialالمُثْمِرَةِproductive,فَيَعُودُthen he returnsبِهَاwith themعَلَىtoالنَّاسِthe peopleبِرَأْفَةٍwith goodnessوَإِحْسَانٍand kindness,وَإِطْعَامٍand feedingلِلْجَائِعِthe hungry,وَمُوَاسَاتٍand supportingلِلْيَتِيمِthe orphanوَالْأَرْمَلِand the widow,وَسَدَادًاand fulfillingلِعَوَزِthe needالمُعَوِّزِينَof the needy,
And this Messenger, calling to guidance and justice, is the one who lived from his childhood grateful for the blessings of his Lord, working with his hands, feet, and mind, with beneficial and productive actions, then he returns them to the people with goodness and kindness, and feeding the hungry, and supporting the orphan and the widow, and fulfilling the needs of the needy.
وَهُوَAnd heيَأْمُرُهُمْcommands themبِمَاwith whatأَوْحَىwas revealedاللَّهُAllahإِلَيْهِto himبِالْعَدْلِwith justiceوَالْإِحْسَانِand kindnessفِيinكُلِّallنِعْمٍthe blessingsاللَّهِof Allahعَلَيْهِمupon them,
And he commands them with what Allah revealed to him with justice and kindness in all the blessings of Allah upon them,
بِتَكْرِيمٍwith honoringالْإِنْسَانِيَّةِthe humanityأَنْthatتُذَلَّit is humiliatedوَتَسْتَعِيدَand to restoreإِلَّاexceptلِلَّهِto Allahالْعَلِيِّthe Most Highالْعَظِيمِthe Great.
with honoring the humanity that it is humiliated and to restore except to Allah, the Most High, the Great.
فَتَعْبُدَهُSo worship Him alone,وَحْدَهُonly Him,وَلَاand do notتَعْبُدَهُworship Himإِلَّاexceptبِمَاwith whatشَرَعَhas been legislated,لِتَحْيَاto liveبِذَٰلِكَwith thatالْحَيَاةَthe lifeالطَّيِّبَةَgood,وَتَحْظَىand to attainفِيinالْآخِرَةِthe Hereafterبِأَحْسَنِbestالثَّوَابِrewardوَخَيْرِand betterالْجَزَاءِrecompenseمِنْfromالرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Mercifulالرَّحِيمِthe Most Compassionate.
So worship Him alone, and do not worship Him except with what has been legislated, to live with that good life, and to attain in the Hereafter the best reward and better recompense from the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.