لَاnotيَحْصُلُit is obtainedبِالِاكْتِسَابِby acquisition
It is not obtained by acquisition
عَنْthroughطَرِيقِthe way ofالْحَوَاسِّthe senses
through the senses
وَالدَّلِيلِand the rational proofالْعَقْلِيِّrational
and rational proof,
وَالْمَنَامِand dreamsوَالْإِلْهَامِand inspiration
and dreams, inspiration,
وَأَمْثَالِand the likes ofهَذِهِtheseالْوَسَائِلِmeansالْمَادِّيةِmaterial
and the likes of these material means
أَوْorالرُّوحِيَّةِspiritual
or spiritual ones,
أَوْorإِثْبَاتِthe establishment ofإِيجَادِbringing aboutشِفَاءِcure ofالْمَرِيضِthe sick person
or establishing the cure of the sick person,
أَوْorإِثْبَاتِthe establishment ofاللَّعْنَةِthe curseعَلَىuponشَخْصٍa person
or establishing a curse upon a person
أَوْorالسَّخَطِwrathعَلَيْهِupon him
or wrath upon him
بِحَيْثُsuch thatيَنْقَلِبُhe turnsنَتِيجَةَas a result ofهَذَاthisاللَّعْنِcurseوَالسَّخَطِand wrath
such that as a result of this curse and wrath
مَعْدُوماًnon-existentأَوْorمَرِيضاًsickأَوْorشَقِيّاًwretched
he becomes non-existent, sick, or wretched,
أَوْorالرَّحْمَةِmercyلِشَخْصٍfor a personوَالرِّضَاand pleasureعَنْهُwith him
or mercy for a person and pleasure with him
بِحَيْثُsuch thatيَنْقَلِبُhe turnsهُوَheبِسَبَبِbecause ofهَذِهِthisالرَّحْمَةِmercyوَالرِّضَاand pleasure
such that he turns because of this mercy and pleasure
غَنِيّاًwealthyصَحِيحاًhealthyمُعَافًىcuredسَعِيداًhappy
wealthy, healthy, cured, and happy.
وَهَؤُلَاءِand theseالْمُشْرِكُونَpolytheistsلَاdo notيَعْرِفُونَrecognizeمَعَalong withاللَّهِGodتَعَالَىthe Most Highشَرِيكاًa partner
And these polytheists do not recognize alongside God - the Most High - a partner
فِيinخَلْقِthe creation ofالْجَوَاهِرِsubstancesأَيْmeaningأُصُولِfoundations ofالْمَادَّةِmatter
in the creation of substances (meaning the foundations of matter)
وَتَدْبِيرِand the management ofالْأُمُورِmattersالْعِظَامِgreat
and the management of great affairs,
وَيَعْتَرِفُونَand they acknowledgeبِأَنَّهُthatلَاnoقُدْرَةَpowerلِأَحَدٍfor anyone
and they acknowledge that no one has power
إِذَاifأَبْرَمَdecreedاللَّهُGodتَعَالَىthe Most Highشَيْئاًa thingوَقَضَىand judgedبِهِwith it
if God - the Most High - decrees a thing and judges it
أَنْtoيُمَانِعَهُresist Himوَيَقِفَand standدُونَهُbefore it
to resist Him and stand before it.
إِنَّمَاratherإِشْرَاكُهُمْtheir polytheism isفِيinأُمُورٍmattersخَاصَّةٍspecificبِبَعْضِto some ofالْعِبَادِthe servants
Rather, their polytheism is in matters specific to some of the servants,
إِذْsinceأَنَّهُمْthat theyيَظُنُّونَthinkأَنَّthatسُلْطاناًa sultanعَظِيماًgreat
since they think that a great sultan
مِنَamongالسَّلَاطِينِthe sultansالْعِظَامِgreat
among the great sultans,
كَمَاjust asيُرْسِلُhe sendsعَبِيدَهُhis servantsوَأَصْحَابَهُand his companionsالزُّلْفَىclose ones
just as he sends his servants and close companions
لَدَيْهِnear himإِلَىtoبَعْضِsomeنَوَاحِيregions ofمَمْلَكَتِهِhis kingdom
near him to some regions of his kingdom
لِلْقِيَامِto undertakeبِبَعْضِsomeالْأُمُورِaffairsالْجُزْئِيَّةِparticular
to undertake some particular affairs,
وَيَجْعَلُهُمْand makes themمُتَصَرِّفِينَacting freelyفِيهَاin them
and makes them act freely in them
إِلَىuntilأَنْthatيَصْدُرَis issuedعَنْهُfrom himقَرَارٌa decisionآخَرُanother
until another decision is issued by him
بِاخْتِيَارِهِمْby their choiceوَسُلْطَتِهِمْand their authority
by their choice and their authority,
وَأَنَّهُand that heلَاdoes notيَقُومُundertakeبِشُئُونِthe affairs ofالرَّعِيَّةِthe subjects
and that he does not undertake the affairs of the subjects
وَأُمُورِهِمْand their mattersالْجُزْئِيَّةِparticularبِنَفْسِهِhimself
and their particular matters himself,
بَلْratherيَكِلُhe entrustsذَلِكَthatإِلَىtoالْوُلَاةِthe governorsوَالْحُكَّامِand rulers
rather he entrusts that to the governors and rulers,
وَيَقْبَلُand he acceptsمِنْهُمْfrom themشَفَاعَتَهُمْtheir intercessionوَتَزْكِيَتَهُمْand their recommendation
and he accepts from them their intercession and recommendation
لِلْمُوَظَّفِينَfor the employeesالَّذِينَwhoيَعْمَلُونَworkتَحْتَunderإِشْرَافِهِمْtheir supervision
for the employees who work under their supervision,
وَالْمُتَّصِلِينَand those connectedبِهِمْto themوَالْمَتَزَلِّفِينَand those seeking closenessلَدَيْهِمْto them
and those connected to them and seeking closeness to them.
كَذَلِكَLikewiseقَدْhasخَلَعَbestowedمَلِكُKing ofالْمُلُوكِkings
Likewise, the King of kings
عَلَىuponالْإِطْلَاقِabsoluteتَعَالَىExalted isشَأْنُهُHis status
absolute - Exalted is His status -
عَلَىuponبَعْضِsome ofعِبَادِهِHis servantsالْمُقَرَّبِينَthe close ones
upon some of His close servants
خِلْعَةَthe robe ofالْأُلُوهِيَّةِdivinity
the robe of divinity,
وَجَعَلَand madeسَخَطَهُمْtheir wrathوَرِضَاهُمْand their pleasureمُؤَثِّراًinfluentialفِيinعِبَادِهِHis servantsالْأَخَرِينَthe others
and made their wrath and pleasure influential in His other servants.