حَيْثُWhereيَأْمُرُhe commandsأَصْحَابَهُhis companionsوَيُنَادِيهِمْand calls them
Where he commands his companions and calls them,
أَنْthatاحْمِلُواattackعَلَىuponالْجِهَةِthe directionالْفُلَانِيَّةِso-and-so
that attack upon the so-and-so direction,
وَتَقَدَّمُواand advanceمِنْfromالْجِهَةِthe directionالْفُلَانِيَّةِso-and-so
and advance from the so-and-so direction.
وَجَعَلْنَاAnd We have placedمِنْfromبَيْنِbeforeأَيْدِيهِمْthemسَدًّاa barrier
And We have placed before them a barrier
وَمِنْand fromخَلْفِهِمْbehind themسَدًّاa barrier
and from behind them a barrier,
جَعَلْنَاWe have placedفِيinأَعْنَاقِهِمْtheir necksأَغْلَالًاshackles
We have placed shackles in their necks.
فَقَدْThusشَبَّهَhe comparedهُنَاhereإِعْرَاضَهُمْtheir turning awayعَنْfromتَدَبُّرِpondering
Thus he compared here their turning away from pondering
آيَاتِthe verses ofاللَّهِAllahعَزَّthe Mightyوَجَلَّand Majestic
the verses of Allah - the Mighty and Majestic -
بِشَخْصٍto a personطُوِّقَwho was collared withالْأَغْلَالَthe shackles
to a person collared with shackles,
أَوْorأُقِيمَتْwere erectedفِيinكُلِّeveryجِهَةٍdirection
or in every direction of his directions
مِنْofجِهَاتِهِhis directionsالسُّدُودُthe barriers
the barriers were erected
فَلَمْso he isيَعُدْno longerقَادِرًاableأَصْلًاat allعَلَىtoالرُّؤْيَةِseeوَالنَّظَرِand look
so he is no longer able at all to see and look.
وَاضْمُمْAnd drawإِلَيْكَto yourselfجَنَاحَكَyour armمِنَout ofالرَّهْبِfear
And draw to yourself your arm out of fear.
أَيْThat isاجْمَعْcollectخَاطِرَكَyour mind
That is, collect your mind,
وَدَعْand leaveاضْطِرَابَthe turbulence ofالْخَوَاطِرِthoughtsوَقَلَقَand anxiety ofالْبَالِthe heart
and leave the turbulence of thoughts and anxiety of the heart.
الْبَيَانُThe expressionبِالْإِشَارَةِby indicationالْحِسِّيَّةِsensory
[The Expression by Sensory Indication:]
وَنَظِيرُAnd similar toذَلِكَthatمَاis whatيُعْرَفُis knownفِيinمُخَاطَبَاتِaddresses ofالنَّاسِpeople
And similar to that is what is known in people's discourse
أَنَّthatأَحَدَهُمْone of themإِذَاwhenأَرَادَhe wantsتَصْوِيرَto portray
that when one of them wants to portray
شَجَاعَةَthe bravery ofشَخْصٍa personمِنَamongالْأَشْخَاصِthe people
the bravery of a person among the people,
فَإِنَّهُthen heيُشِيرُpointsإِلَىtoالسَّيْفِthe sword
then he points to the sword
وَأَنَّهُand thatيَضْرِبُhe strikesبِهَاwith itهَكَذَاlike thisوَهَكَذَاand like that
and that he strikes with it like this and like that,
يُخَطِّرُwavingبِيَدِهِwith his hand
waving with his hand,
وَلَيْسَand notالْغَرَضُthe purposeمِنْofهَذَاthisالتَّصْوِيرِportrayal
and the purpose of this portrayal is not
إِلَّاexceptذِكْرُmentioningأَنَّهُthat heيَفُوقُsurpassesجَمِيعَallالنَّاسِpeople
except mentioning that he surpasses all people
فِيinصِفَةِthe attribute ofالشَّجَاعَةِbravery
in the attribute of bravery,
وَلَوْeven ifلَمْnotيَكُنْhe wasقَدْeverأَخَذَtakenالسَّيْفَthe sword
even if he had never taken
بِيَدِهِin his handمَرَّةًonceفِيinحَيَاتِهِhis life
in his hand once in his life.
أَوْOrيَقُولُhe saysفُلَانٌso-and-so
Or so-and-so says,
يَتَحَدَّىchallengesالْعَالَامَthe worldوَيَقُولُand says
"He challenges the world and says,
أَنَاIلَاdo notأَرَىseeعَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe earthأَحَدًاanyone
I do not see on the earth anyone
يَسْتَطِيعُwho is ableأَنْtoيُبَارِزَنِيduel me
who is able to duel me,"
أَوْorأَنَّthatفُلَانًاso-and-soيَفْعَلُdoesكَذَاsuch and suchوَكَذَاand such
or that so-and-so does such and such,
وَيُشِيرُand he pointsإِلَىtoالْهَيْئَةِthe postureالَّتِيwhich
and he points to the posture which
تَكُونُisلِلْمُبَارِزِينَfor the duelistsعِنْدَatالْمُغَالَبَةِovercomingوَالتَّمَكُّنِand masteryمِنْof
is for the duelists at the time of overcoming and mastery of