وَAndالْعِبْرِيِّينَ،in the Torah for the Hebrews,
And in the Torah for the Hebrews,
وَandفِيinالْإِنْجِيلِthe Gospelلِلنَّصْرَانِيِّينَ،for the Christians,
and in the Gospel for the Christians,
وَandفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْعَظِيمِthe Magnificentلِلْمُسْلِمِينَ.for the Muslims.
and in the Magnificent Quran for the Muslims.
وَAndالْحَقِيقَةُthe truthأَنَّis thatمَنَاطَthe basis ofالْحُكْمِjudgmentهُوَisالْإِيمَانُbeliefبِاللَّهِin Allah
And the truth is that the basis of judgment is belief in Allah
- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -وَandبِالْيَوْمِin the Lastالْآخِرِ،Day,
- Exalted is He - and in the Last Day,
وَandالْإِيمَانُbeliefبِالنَّبِيِّin the Prophetالَّذِيwhoبُعِثَwas sentلَهُمْ،to them,
and belief in the Prophet who was sent to them,
وَandالِانْقِيَادُsubmissionلَهُto himوَandالْعَمَلُactingبِشَرِيعَتِهِ،upon his law,
and submission to him and acting upon his law,
وَandالِاجْتِنَابُavoidingعَنْfromنَوَاهِيهِ،his prohibitions,
and avoiding his prohibitions,
لَاnotخُصُوصُmerely the specificالدِّيَانَةِreligionوَandخُصُوصُthe specificالطَّائِفَةِsectالْمُسَمَّاةِnamedبِالْيَهُودِJewsوَandالنَّصْرَانِيِّينَChristiansوَغَيْرِهِمْ،and others,
not merely the specific religion and the specific sect named Jews and Christians and others,
وَلَكِنَّbutالْيَهُودَthe Jewsبَدَأُواbeganيَظُنُّونَto thinkأَنَّthatكُلَّeveryoneمَنْwhoكَانَwasيَهُودِيّاًJewishأَوْorعِبْرِيّاً،Hebrew,
but the Jews began to think that everyone who was Jewish or Hebrew,
فَهُوَthen heمِنْis ofأَهْلِthe peopleالْجَنَّةِ،of Paradise,
then he is of the people of Paradise,
وَandلَاnoبُدَّdoubtأَنْthatتَنَالَهُwill reach himشَفَاعَةُthe intercession ofالْأَنْبِيَاءِthe prophetsوَandتُخَلِّصَهُsave himمِنَfromالْعَذَابِ،the punishment,
and the intercession of the prophets will surely reach him and save him from the punishment,
وَandأَنَّهُthat heلَاwill notيَمْكُثُabideفِيinالنَّارِthe Fireإِلَّاexceptأَيَّاماًdaysمَعْدُودَاتٍ،numbered,
and that he will not abide in the Fire except for a few numbered days,
وَلَوْeven ifلَمْnotيَكُنْwasمَنَاطُthe basis ofالْحُكْمِjudgment- الَّذِي- whichقَدْhasسَبَقَpreviouslyبَيَانُهُ -been explained -مُتَحَقِّقاًfulfilled
even if the basis of judgment - which has previously been explained - was not fulfilled
وَandلَمْnotيَكُنْwasإِيمَانُهُhis beliefبِاللَّهِin Allah- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -عَلَىuponالْوَجْهِthe correctالصَّحِيحِmanner
and his belief in Allah - Exalted is He - was not upon the correct manner
وَandلَاhe does notيَمْلِكُpossessشَيْئاًanythingمِنَofالْإِدْرَاكِthe correctالصَّحِيحِcomprehensionلِمَعْنَىfor the meaning ofالرِّسَالَةِthe messageوَandالْآخِرَةِ،the Hereafter,
and he possesses nothing of the correct comprehension for the meaning of the message and the Hereafter,
وَandهَذَاthisهُوَisالْخَطَأُthe clearالصَّرِيحُerrorوَandالْجَهْلُsheerالصِّرْفُ.ignorance.
and this is the clear error and sheer ignorance.
وَAndلَمَّاsinceأَنَّthatالْقُرْآنَthe Quranالْعَظِيمَthe Magnificentمُهَيْمِنٌis dominantعَلَىoverالْكُتُبِthe previousالسَّابِقَةِbooks
And since the Magnificent Quran is dominant over the previous books
وَandمُبَيِّنٌclarifyingلِمَاwhatفِيهَاis in themمِنْofإِبْهَامٍambiguityوَغُمُوضٍ،and obscurity,
and clarifying what is in them of ambiguity and obscurity,
فَقَدْit hasكَشَفَexposedشُبُهَاتِهِمْtheir doubtsهَذِهِtheseوَandرَدَّrefutedعَلَيْهَاthemرُدُوداًwith refutationsوَاضِحَةًclearمُقْنِعَةً.and convincing.
it has exposed these doubts of theirs and refuted them with clear and convincing refutations.
{بَلَى{Yes,مَنْwhoeverكَسَبَearnsسَيِّئَةًevilوَandأَحَاطَتْis encompassedبِهِbyخَطِيئَتُهُhis sin,
{Yes, whoever earns evil and is encompassed by his sin,
فَأُولَئِكَthen thoseأَصْحَابُare the companions ofالنَّارِthe Fire;هُمْtheyفِيهَاthereinخَالِدُونَ}will abide eternally.}
then those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.}