الشَّيْطَانُThe devilإِلَّاexceptغُرُورًاillusion
The devil is nothing but an illusion.
وَقَالَAnd he said::الشَّيْطَانُThe devilيَعِدُكُمُpromises youالْفَقْرَpovertyوَandيَأْمُرُكُمْcommands youبِالْفَحْشَاءِto indecency
And he said: 'The devil promises you poverty and commands you to indecency.'
وَلِلْقَلبِAnd for the heartمِنْfromهَذَاthisالْخِطَابِaddressنَصِيبٌa share.
And the heart has a share from this address.
وَلِلْأُذُنِAnd for the earأَيْضًاalsoمِنْهُfrom itنَصِيبٌa share.
And the ear also has a share from it.
وَالْعِصْمَةُAnd infallibilityمُنْتَفِيَةٌis negatedإِلَّاexceptعَنْfromالرُّسُلِthe messengers.
And infallibility is negated except for the messengers.
وَمَجْمُوعُAnd the totalالأُمَّةُof the nation.
And the total of the nation.
فَمِنْSo fromأَيْنَwhereلِلْمُخَاطَبِfor the addressedأَنْthatهَذَاthisالْخِطَابُaddressرَحْمَنِيٌّis merciful,,,أَوْorمَلَكِيٌّroyal?بِأَيِّBy whatبُرْهَانٍ؟proof?
So where does the addressed person have this address be merciful, or royal? By what proof?
أَوْOrبِأَيِّby anyدَلِيلٍ؟evidence?
Or by any evidence?
وَالْشَّيْطَانُAnd the devilيَقْذِفُcastsفِيintoالنَّفْسِthe soulوَحْيَهُits revelationوَandيُلْقِيthrowsفِيintoالسَّمْعِthe hearingخِطَابَهُhis address.
And the devil casts into the soul its revelation and throws his address into the hearing.
فَيَقُولُSo he saysالْمَغْرُورُthe deceivedالْمَخْدُوعُwho has been trickedقِيلَI was toldلِيَto meوَخُوطِبْتُand addressedصَدَّقْتُI believed,لَكِنَّbutالشَّأْنُthe matterفِيis inالْقَائِلِthe speakerلَكَto youوَالْمُخَاطَبِand the addressed.
So the deceived one says: 'I was told and addressed; I believed, but the matter is in the speaker to you and the addressed.'
وَقَدْAndقَالَsaidعُمَرُOmarبْنِbinالْخَطَّابِAl-Khattabرَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُmay God be pleased with himلِغَيْلَانَto GhaylanبْنِbinسَلَمَةُSalimـــ---وَهُوَhe isمِنَfromالْصَّحَابَةِthe companions.
And Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, said to Ghaylan bin Salim - he is from the companions.
لَمَّاWhenطَلَّقَhe divorcedنِسَاءَهُhis wives,وَقَسَمَand dividedمَالَهُhis wealthبَيْنَamongبَنِيِّهِhis children«"إِنِّيI certainlyلَأَظُنُّsuspectالشَّيْطَانَthe devilفِيمَاin whatيَسْتَرِقُّstealsمِنَfromالسَّمْعِthe hearing -سَمِعَhe heardبِمَوْتِكَabout your death.فَقَذَفَهُSo he cast itفِيinنَفْسِكَyourself.
"When he divorced his wives and divided his wealth among his children, I certainly suspect that the devil stole from the hearing—he heard about your death—and cast it into yourself."
فَمَنSo whoeverيَأْمَنُis safeالْقِرَاءَاتِthe readingsبَعْدَكَafter youيَاOشَهْرَ؟month?
So who is safe from the readings after you, O Month?
النَّوْعُThe typeالثَّالِثُthe third::خِطَابٌaddressحَالِيٌّof the current stateتَكُونُisبِدَايَتُهَاits beginningمِنَfromالنَّفْسِthe soul,وَعَوْدُهَاand its returnإِلَيْهَاto it.
The third type: an address of the current state which has its beginning from the soul and returns to it.
فَيُتَوَهَّمُهَاThe person might perceive itمِنْfromخَارِجٍoutside.وَإِنَّمَاBut it isهُوَfromنَفْسِهِhimself,مِنْهَاfrom itبَدَأَتْbeganوَإِلَيْهَاand returns to it.
The person might perceive it from outside. But it is from himself; it began from it and returns to it.
وَهَذَاAnd thisكَثِيرًاoftenمَاwhatيَعْرِضُoccursلِلسَّائِكِto the traveler,فَيَغْلِطُand he confuses it.فِيهَاin it.
And this often occurs to the traveler, and he confuses it.
وَيَعْتَقِدُAnd he believesأَنَّهَاthat itخِطَابٌis an addressمِنَfromاللَّهِGod.
And he believes that it is an address from God.
كَلِمَةٌA wordإِلَيْهِto himمِنْهُfrom himإِلَيْهِto him.
A word to him from him to him.
وَسَبَبُAnd the reasonغَلَطِهِfor his confusion::أَنَّthatاللَّطِيفَةَthe subtletyالْمُدْرَكَةَwhich is perceivedمِنَfromالإِنْسَانِthe humanإِذَاwhenصَفَّتْit becomes pureبِالرِّيَاضَةِwith practice,وَانْقَطَعَتْand is severedعَلَاقَتُهَاits tiesعَنْtoالشَّوَاغِلِthe distractionsالْكَثِيفَةِthick:صَارَتْit becomesالْحُكْمُthe rulingلَهَاover itبِحُكْمِby the rulingاسْتِيلاَءِdominationالرُّوحِof the soulوَالْقَلْبِand the heartعَلَىoverالْبَدَنِthe bodyوَمَصِيرِand the destinationالْحُكْمِthe rulingلَهُمَاto them.
And the reason for his confusion is that when the perceived subtlety from the human is purified with practice and its ties to the thick distractions are severed, it becomes the ruling over it by the ruling of the domination of the soul and the heart over the body and the destination of the ruling to them.
فَتَنْصَرِفُThen it turnsعِنَايَةُthe concernالنَّفْسِof the soulوَالْقَلْبِand the heartإِلَىtoتَجْرِيدِstrippingالْمَعَانِيِthe meaningsالَّتِيthatهِيَareمُتَّصِلَةٌconnectedبِهُمَاto both of them,وَتَشْتَدُّand the concern becomes intenseعِنَايَةُthe concernالرُّوحِof the soulبِهَاwith it.
Then it turns the concern of the soul and the heart to stripping the meanings that are connected to both of them, and the concern of the soul becomes intense with it.
وَتَصِيرُAnd it becomesفِيinمَحَلِّthe placeتِلْكَof thoseالْعَلَائِقِconnectionsوَالشَّوَاغِلِand distractions.فَتَمْلَأُSo it fillsالْقَلْبَthe heart.
And it becomes in the place of those connections and distractions. So it fills the heart.
فَتَنْصَرِفُThen it divertsتِلْكَthoseالْمَعَانِيَmeaningsإِلَىto
Then it diverts those meanings to