هُوَ،He,الَّذِيwhoلَاdoes notتَنْبَغِيmustالْعِبَادَةُworshipوَالتَّوَكُّلُ،and reliance,وَالرَّجَاءُand hope,وَالْخَوْفُ،and fear,وَالْحُبُّand loveوَالإِنَابَةُand repentanceوَالإِخْبَاتُand humility,وَالْخَشْيَةُ،and reverence,وَالتَّذَلُّلُand submission,وَالْخُضُوعُand obedienceإِلَّاexceptلَهُfor Him.
He, who must not be worshiped, relied upon, hoped for, feared, loved, repented, humbled, revered, submitted, or obeyed except for Him.
وَهُنَاAnd hereاِفْتَرَقَthe people divergedالنَّاسُthe peopleوَصَارُواand becameفَرِيقَيْنِtwo groupsفَرِيقًاone groupمُشْرِكِينَof polytheistsفِيinالسَّعِيرِ،the Fire,وَفَرِيقًاand another groupمُوَحِّدِينَof monotheistsفِيinالْجَنَّةِ.Paradise.
And here, the people diverged and became two groups: one group of polytheists in the Fire, and another group of monotheists in Paradise.
فَالإِلَهِيَّةُSo the divinityهِيَisالَّتِيthatفَرَّقَتْهُمْ،differentiated them,كَمَاjust asأَنَّtheالرُّبُّوبِيَّةُLordshipهِيَisالَّتِيthatجَمَعَتْهُمْ.gathered them.
So the divinity is what differentiated them, just as the Lordship is what gathered them.
فَالْدِّينُSo the religionوَالْشَّرْعُ،and the law,وَالْأَمْرُand the commandوَالنَّهْيُ -and the prohibition -مَظْهَرُهُ،its manifestation,وَقِيَامُهُ :and its establishment:مِنْis fromصِفَةِthe attributeالإِلَهِيَّةِ.of divinity.
So the religion, the law, the command, and the prohibition - their manifestation and establishment - are from the attribute of divinity.
وَالْخَلْقُAnd creationوَالإِيجَادُand bringing into existenceوَالتَّدْبِيرُand managementوَالْفِعْلُand actionمِنْare fromصِفَةِthe attributeالرُّبُوبِيَّةِ.of Lordship.
And creation, bringing into existence, management, and action are from the attribute of Lordship.
وَالْجَزَاءُAnd the recompenseبِالثَّوَابِwith rewardوَالْعِقَابِand punishmentوَالْجَنَّةِand Paradiseوَالنَّارِ:and the Fire:مِنْare fromصِفَةِthe attributeالْمُلْكِ.of sovereignty.
And the recompense with reward and punishment and Paradise and the Fire: are from the attribute of sovereignty.
وَهُوَAnd He isمَلِكٌthe Sovereignيَوْمَon the Dayالدِّينِ.of Judgment.
And He is the Sovereign on the Day of Judgment.
فَأَمَرَهُمْSo He commanded themبِإِلَهِيَّتِهِ،with His divinity,وَأَعَانَهُمْand aided themوَوَفَّقَهُمْand guided themوَهَدَاهُمْand directed themوَأَضَلَّهُمْand misled themبِرُبُوبِيَّتِهِthrough His Lordshipوَأَثَابَهُمْand rewarded themوَعَاقَبَهُمْand punished themبِمُلْكِهِwith His sovereigntyوَعَدْلِهِ.and justice.
So He commanded them with His divinity, aided them, guided them, misled them through His Lordship, rewarded them, and punished them with His sovereignty and justice.
وَكُلُّAnd eachوَاحِدَةٌoneمِنْofهَذِهِtheseالْأُمُورِmattersلَاdoes notتَنْفَكُّdetachعَنْfromالأُخْرَى.the other.
And each one of these matters does not detach from the other.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forالرَّحْمَةُ :mercy:فَهِيَit isالْتَّعَلُّقُ،the attachment,وَالْسَّبَبُand the reasonالَّذِيthatبَيْنَbetweenاللَّهِAllahوَبَيْنَandعِبَادِهِ.His servants.
And as for mercy: it is the attachment and the reason that exists between Allah and His servants.
فَالتَّأْلِيهُSo the divinityمِنْهُمْ،among them, for Himوَالْرُّبُوبِيَّةُand the Lordshipمِنْهُ لَهُمْ.from Him to them.
So the divinity is among them, for Him, and the Lordship is from Him to them.
وَالْرَّحْمَةُAnd mercyسَبَبٌis a reasonوَاصِلٌthat connectsبَيْنَهُbetween Himوَبَيْنَandعِبَادِهِ،His servants,بِهَاby whichأَرْسَلَHe sentإِلَيْهِمto themرُسُلَهُ،His messengers,وَأَنْزَلَand He revealedعَلَيْهِمupon themكُتُبَهُ.His books.
And mercy is a connecting reason between Him and His servants, by which He sent to them His messengers and revealed upon them His books.
وَبِهَاAnd by itهَدَاهُمْHe guided themوَبِهَاand by itأَسْكَنَهُمْHe settled themدَارَin the abodeثَوَابِهِ.of His reward.
And by it, He guided them, and by it, He settled them in the abode of His reward.
وَبِهَاAnd by itرَزَقَهُمْHe provided themوَعَافَاهُمْand granted them healthوَأَنْعَمَand bestowedعَلَيْهِم .upon them.
And by it, He provided them, granted them health, and bestowed upon them.
فَبَيْنَهُمْSo between themوَبَيْنَهُand Himسَبَبٌis a reasonالْعُبُودِيَّةُ،for servitude,وَبَيْنَهُand between Himوَبَيْنَهُمْ .and them.
So between them and Him is a reason for servitude, and between Him and them.
الرَّحْمَةُ .mercy.
mercy.
سَبَبٌA reasonوَاقْتِرَانٌand the conjoiningرُبُوبِيَّتِهِof His Lordshipبِرَحْمَتِهِwith His mercyكَاقْتِرَانٍis like the conjunctionاَسْتَوَائِهِof His establishingعَلَىonعَرْشِهِHis throneبِرَحْمَتِهِ .with His mercy.
A reason and the conjoining of His Lordship with His mercy is like the conjunction of His establishing on His throne with His mercy.
فَـSo(الرَّحْمَانُ(The All-Mercifulعَلَىonالْعَرْشِthe throneاِسْتَوَى (He established (مُطَابِقٌconformsلِقَوْلِهِ :to His saying:(رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ(Lord of the worldsالرَّحْمَانُthe All-Mercifulالرَّحِيمُ )the Most Merciful)
So (The All-Merciful established on the throne) conforms to His saying: (Lord of the worlds, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful).
فَإِنَّFor indeedشُمُولَthe encompassing natureالرُّبُوبِيَّةِof Lordshipوَسِعَتِهَاand its vastnessبِحَيْثُsuch thatلَاnothingيَخْرُجُis excludedشَيْءٌanythingعَنْهَاfrom itأَقْصَىto the utmostشُمُولِencompassingالرَّحْمَةِof mercyوَسِعَتِهَا .and its vastness.
For indeed the encompassing nature of Lordship and its vastness is such that nothing is excluded from it, to the utmost encompassing of mercy and its vastness.
فَوَسَعَSo He encompassedكُلَّeveryشَيْءٍthingبِرَحْمَتِهِwith His mercyوَandبِرُبُوبِيَّتِهِ،by His Lordship,مَعَwithأَنَّthatفِيinكَوْنِهِHis beingرَبًّاa Lordلِلْعَالَمِينَof the worldsمَاthere isيَدُلُّindicatingعَلَىonعُلُوهِهِHis exaltationعَلَىoverخَلْقِهِ،His creation,وَكَوْنِهِand His beingفَوْقَaboveكُلِّeverythingشَيْءٍ،thing,كَمَاasيَأْتِيwill comeبَيَانُهُits explanationإِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ .if Allah wills.
So He encompassed every thing with His mercy and by His Lordship, with the indication that in His being as a Lord of the worlds there is an indication of His exaltation over His creation, and Him being above everything, as its explanation will come if Allah wills.
(إِيْقَاعُ(The invocationالْحَمْدُof praiseعَلَىuponمَضْمُونِthe contentهَذِهِof theseالْأَسْمَاءِ)names)فِيinذِكْرِthe mentionهَذِهِof theseالْأَسْمَاءِnamesبَعْدَafterالْحَمْدِpraiseوَإِيْقَاعِand invokingالْحَمْدِpraiseعَلَىuponمَضْمُونِهَاits contentوَمُقْتَضَاهَا :and implications:
(The invocation of praise upon the content of these names) in the mention of these names after praise and invoking praise upon its content and implications: