حَتَّىٰEvenبِنُبُوَّةِwith the prophethoodسَيِّدِنَاof our masterمُوسَىٰMoses--عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُpeace--أَيْضاً،also,
Even with the prophethood of our master Moses - peace be upon him - also,
تَحُولُstandالصِّفَاتُthe human attributesالْبَشَرِيَّةُhuman:(الَّتِيwhichيَتَّسِمُcharacterizeبِهَاهَاthem))بَيْنَهُمْbetween themوَبَيْنَandرُؤْيَةِseeingجَمَالِهِمُtheir true beautyالْحَقِيقِيِّ،true,
human attributes (which characterize prophets) stand between them and seeing their true beauty,
وَتَحْجُبُهُمْand veil them--:due to their ignoranceوَقِلَّةِand lackإِدْرَاكِهِمْof their perception)-عَنِfrom,discoveringمَكَانَتِهِمُtheir true status.,
and veil them - due to their ignorance and lack of perception - from discovering their true status,
وَكَانُواand they were,due to their failureوَإِدْرَاكِهِمْto realize and comprehend:the reality of divine planning,and divine wisdom,which necessitatesبِعْثَةَthe sendingالْأَنْبِيَاءِof prophetsوَالْمُرْسَلِينَ،and messengers,
and they were - due to their failure to realize and comprehend the reality of divine planning and divine wisdom, which necessitates the sending of prophets and messengers -
يَسْتَبْعِدُونَdeeming impossibleرِسَالَةَthe message:of the messengers:because they believedأَنَّthat:the messenger:ought to be:like the sender
deeming the message of the messengers impossible because they believed that the messenger ought to be like the sender
وَيُورِدُونَand they put forward:for that reason:flimsy and weak doubts,,
and they put forward for that reason flimsy and weak doubts,
فَيَقُولُونَso they say:for example:
so they say for example:
How can the prophet be in need of food and drink?
And why did God not send an angel as a messenger?
And what is the purpose of not revealing to every person separately, and so on?
وَإِدَاAnd if--:O reader--:hesitate:in accepting:the truth of what is said:about the beliefs of the polytheists:and their deeds,
And if you - O reader - hesitate in accepting the truth of what is said about the beliefs of the polytheists and their deeds,
فَانْظُرْthen look:at the superstitious:in this era,,
then look at the superstitious in this era,
:especially those:who dwell:among them:on the borders:of the Abode of Islam,,
especially those who dwell among them on the borders of the Abode of Islam,
:what are their perceptions:about 'Wilayah',,
what are their perceptions about 'Wilayah',
:for although:they acknowledge:the guardianship of past saints,,
for although they acknowledge the guardianship of past saints,
:they view:the existence of saints:in our era:as impossible,,
they view the existence of saints in our era as impossible,
:and they frequent:graves and thresholds,,
and they frequent graves and thresholds,
:and have been afflicted:with kinds
and have been afflicted with kinds