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وَلَاAnd notيَدْخُلُwill enterبَنُوthe sons ofإِسْرَائِيلَIsraelالْأَرْضَthe landالْمُقَدَّسَةَholyحَتَّىٰuntilيَخْرُجُواthey go outمِنْهَاfrom itهَـٰؤُلَاءِtheseالْجَبَّارِينَgiants

And the children of Israel will not enter the holy land until these giants go out from it.

فَذَكَّرَSo he remindedنِعَمَof the favorsاللَّهِof Allahعَلَيْهِمْupon themوَمَاand whatفَضَّلَهُمْHe preferred themبِهِwith itعَلَىoverالْعَالَمِينَthe worlds

So he reminded them of Allah's favors upon them and what He preferred them with over the worlds,

حَتَّىٰso thatيَنْشَطُواthey may be energeticلِلْجِهَادِfor jihadفِيinسَبِيلِthe way ofاللَّهِAllah

so that they may be energetic for jihad in the way of Allah,

وَحَتَّىٰand so thatيُكْرَهُواthey may dislikeهَـٰذِهِthisالْحَيَاةَlifeالذَّلِيلَةَlowlyغَيْرَnotاللَّائِقَةِfitting

and so that they may dislike this lowly, unfitting life.

وَإِذْAnd whenقَالَsaidمُوسَىٰMosesلِقَوْمِهِۦto his people

And when Moses said to his people,

يَـٰقَوْمِO my peopleاذْكُرُواrememberنِعْمَتَthe favorاللَّهِof Allahعَلَيْكُمْupon you

'O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you,

إِذْwhenجَعَلَHe madeفِيكُمْamong youأَنۢبِيَاءَprophetsوَجَعَلَكُمْand made youمُلُوكًاkings

when He made among you prophets and made you kings

وَأَتَىٰكُمand gave youمَّاwhatلَمْnotيُؤْتِHe had givenأَحَدًاanyoneمِّنَfromالْعَالَمِينَthe worlds

and gave you what He had not given anyone from the worlds.'

ثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidلَهُمْto them

Then he said to them,

إِنَّIndeedأَمَامَكُمُbefore you isالْأَرْضَthe landالْمُقَدَّسَةَholy

'Indeed, before you is the holy land,

فَلَيْسَso there is notلَكُمْfor youإِلَّاexceptأَنthatتَقُومُواyou standوَتَنْتَزِعُوهَاand seize itمِنْfromأَعْدَائِكُمْyour enemies

so there is nothing for you except that you stand and seize it from your enemies.'

وَإِنَّAnd indeedاللَّهَAllahإِذَاwhenكَتَبَHe has decreedلِأَحَدٍfor anyoneشَيْئًاa thingوَقَدَّرَهُand measured itلَهُfor him

And indeed, if Allah has decreed something for anyone and ordained it for him,

فَقَدْthen indeedهَانَit becomes easyعَلَيْهِfor himأَنْtoيَأْخُذَهُtake it

then it becomes easy for him to take it,

فَلَاso there is noرَادَّrepellerلِقَضَاءِof the decreeاللَّهِof Allah

and there is no repeller of Allah's decree.

يَـٰقَوْمِO my peopleادْخُلُواenterالْأَرْضَthe landالْمُقَدَّسَةَholyالَّتِيwhichكَتَبَhas decreedاللَّهُAllahلَكُمْfor you

'O my people, enter the holy land which Allah has decreed for you.'