لَدَىatالْأُصُولِيِّينَthe foundational jurists
The foundational jurists have knowledge of the history of revelation.
مَعْرِفَةُknowledgeتَارِيخِof the historyالنُّزُولِ،of revelation,
knowledge of the history of revelation,
وَلَكِنَّهُمْand but theyرُبَّمَاperhapsيَجْعَلُونَthey make
but they perhaps make
إِجْمَاعَthe consensusالسَّلَفِof the pious predecessorsالصَّالِحِrighteous
the consensus of the righteous pious predecessors
أَوْorاتِّفَاقَthe agreementجُمْهُورِof the majorityالْعُلَمَاءِof the scholars
or the agreement of the majority of scholars
عَلَىonشَيْءٍa matterعَلَامَةًas a signلِلْنَّسْخِfor abrogation
upon a matter as a sign for abrogation
فَيَقُولُونَso they speakبِهِ.with it.
and thus they rule accordingly.
وَقَدْand indeedفَعَلَhas doneذَلِكَthatكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالْفُقَهَاءِthe jurists
Many jurists have done this,
وَيُمْكِنُand it is possibleأَنْthatيَكُونَthere beفِيinمِثْلِlikeهَذِهِtheseالْمَوَاضِعِplaces
and it is possible that in such places
مَاwhatتَصْدُقُtruthfully appliesعَلَيْهِto itالْآيَةُthe verse
there is that to which the verse truly applies
غَيْرَother thanمَاwhatيَنْطَبِقُcorrespondsعَلَيْهِto itالْإِجْمَاعُ.the consensus.
other than what the consensus corresponds to.
غُمُوضٌobscurityفِيinرِوَايَاتِthe narrationsالنَّاسِخِof the abrogationوَالْمَنْسُوخِ:and the abrogated:
[Obscurity in the narrations of the abrogating and the abrogated:]
وَبِالْجُمْلَةِand in summaryفَإِنَّindeedالرِّوَايَاتِthe narrationsوَالْآثَارَand the traditions
And in summary, indeed the narrations and traditions
الَّتِيwhichتَتَحَدَّثُspeakعَنِaboutالنَّسْخِ،abrogation,
that speak about abrogation,
وَتُنْبِئُand informعَنْهُabout it
and inform about it
تَحْتَوِيcontainعَلَىuponغَمْرٍan oceanعَظِيمٍ،great,
contain a great ocean,
يَصْعُبُit is difficultالْوُصُولُreachingإِلَىtoعُمْقِهِits depthوَغَوْرِهِ.and its abyss.
it is difficult to reach its depth and abyss.
آثَارٌtraditionsمُتَعَلِّقَةٌpertainingبِأُمُورٍto mattersأُخْرَى:other:
Traditions pertaining to other matters:
وَلِأَصْحَابِand for the companionsالْحَدِيثِof hadithمِنَfromالْمُفَسِّرِينَthe exegetes
And for the hadith scholars among the exegetes
خَارِجَoutsideهَذِهِtheseالْأَشْيَاءِthings
outside of these things
أُمُورٌmattersأُخْرَى،other,
are other matters,
يُورِدُونَهَاthey bring itكَذَلِكَlikewiseفِيinتَفَاسِيرِهِمْ،their exegeses,
which they likewise bring in their exegeses,
مِثْلُ:such as:
such as:
the debate of the Companions - may God be pleased with them -
in a matter from the matters
and their citing a verse as evidence or exemplifying an issue with a verse
from the verses,
or the recitation of the Prophet - may God send blessings and grant peace upon him -
of a verse from the noble verses
for citation or the narration of a hadith
that agrees with the verse in the origin of its meaning.
Or the method of pronunciation and reading for a verse,
transmitted from the Prophet - may God send blessings and grant peace upon him -
or his companions - may God be pleased with them - all of them.