فَيَاOأَسَفَىmy sorrowعَلَىoverجَهْلِthe ignorance ofالْيَهُودِthe Jews
O my sorrow over the ignorance of the Jews
بَلْratherعَلَىoverكَذِبِهِمْtheir lyingوَافْتِرَائِهِمْ،and their fabrication,
rather over their lying and fabrication,
أَفَهَلْthen is itكَانَthatامْتِنَانُthe favor ofاللَّهِAllah- تَعَالَى -- the Most High -عَلَىuponهَاجَرَHajarوَإِسْمَاعِيلَand Ishmael- عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلَامُ -- peace be upon them -
did the favor of Allah - the Most High - upon Hajar and Ishmael - peace be upon them -
بِهَذِهِwith thisالْمُبَالَغَةِexaggerationوَالتَّأْكِيدِ،and emphasis,
with this exaggeration and emphasis,
وَذِكْرِand the mention ofهَذِهِthisالْأُمَّةِnationالْخَيِّرَةِthe bestبِهَذَاwith thisالتَّشْرِيفِhonorوَالتَّكْرِيمِand dignity
and the mention of this best nation with this honor and dignity
يَعْنِيmeanغَيْرَotherذَلِكَthan thatمِنْofمَعْنًى؟meaning?
mean other than that in meaning?
يُمْكِنُIt makes possibleبِهِtherebyالْيَهُودُfor the Jewsأَنْthatيَزْعُمُواthey claim
It makes it possible for the Jews to claim
أَنَّthatهَذِهِtheseالْآيَاتِversesلَاdo notتَدُلُّindicateعَلَىtheالْحَثِّurgingوَالتَّحْرِيضِand incitementعَلَىtoإِتْبَاعِfollowهَذَاthisالدِّينِreligionوَالتَّسْلِيمِand submittingلَهُ!to it!
that these verses do not indicate urging and inciting to follow this religion and submit to it!
سُبْحَانَكَGlory be to Youهَذَاthisإِفْكٌis a lieعَظِيمٌ.great.
Glory be to You, this is a great lie.
الْإِلْحَاقُAttachingوَالِافْتِرَاءُand Fabricating
Attaching and Fabricating
وَأَمَّاAnd as forالْإِلْحَاقُattachingوَالِافْتِرَاءُand fabricatingعَلَىagainstاللَّهِAllah- تَعَالَى -- the Most High -
And as for attaching and fabricating against Allah - the Most High -
وَنِسْبَةُand attributingمَاwhatيَكْتُبُونَهُthey writeإِلَىtoاللَّهِAllah- تَعَالَى -- the Most High -وَإِلَىand toالتَّوْرَاةِ،the Torah,
and attributing what they write to Allah - the Most High - and to the Torah,
فَيَرْجِعُgoes backسَبَبُهُits reasonإِلَىtoأَنَّthatأَحْبَارَهُمْtheir rabbisوَرُهْبَانَهُمْand their monksتَعَمَّقُواdeepenedوَتَشَدَّدُواand became strictفِيinالدِّينِ،religion,
its reason goes back to the fact that their rabbis and monks deepened and became strict in religion,
وَسَلَكُواand they followedطَرِيقَthe path ofالِاسْتِحْسَانِpreferenceأَيْmeaningاسْتِنْبَاطَdeducingبَعْضِsomeالْأَحْكَامِrulingsبِنَاءًbasedعَلَىuponإِدْرَاكِrealization ofالْمَصَالِحِinterestsفِيهَاin themبِدُونِwithoutأَيِّanyنَصٍّtextمِنَfromالشَّارِعِ،the Lawgiver,
and they followed the path of preference, meaning deducing some rulings based on the realization of interests in them without any text from the Lawgiver,
(بَلْ(ratherبِالْعَقْلِby the intellectالْمَصْلَحِيِّof interestsوَالْهَوَىand the desiresالْبَشَرِيِّ)of humans)
(rather by the utilitarian intellect and human desire)
وَرَجَّحُواand they favoredاسْتِنْبَاطَاتٍdeductionsوَاهِيَةً،flimsy,وَاسْتِسْحَانَاتٍand preferencesدَخِيلَةً،imported,
and they favored flimsy deductions and imported preferences,
فَوَضَعَهَاso placed themأَتْبَاعُهُمْtheir followersمَوْضِعَin the position ofالْأَصْلِthe foundationوَأَلْحَقُوهَاand attached themبِهِ،to it,
so their followers placed them in the position of the foundation and attached them to it,
وَاعْتَقَدُواand believedاتِّفَاقَthe agreement ofسَلَفِهِمْtheir predecessorsعَلَىuponشَيْءٍa thingحُجَّةًas a proofقَاطِعَةً،conclusive,
and believed the agreement of their predecessors upon something to be a conclusive proof,
وَلَمْand they did notيَكُنْhaveلَدَيْهِمْwith themمُسْتَنَدٌany basisفِيinإِنْكَارِdenyingنُبُوَّةِthe prophethood ofعِيسَىJesus- عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ -- peace be upon him -إِلَّاexceptأَقْوَالَthe statements ofسَلَفِهِمْ،their predecessors,
and they had no basis in denying the prophethood of Jesus - peace be upon him - except the statements of their predecessors,
وَكَذَلِكَand likewiseحَالُهُمْtheir stateفِيinكَثِيرٍmanyمِنَofالْأَحْكَامِ.the rulings.
and likewise is their state in many of the rulings.
وَأَمَّاAnd as forالتَّقْصِيرُthe shortcomingوَالتَّسَاهُلُand laxityفِيinتَنْفِيذِimplementingأَحْكَامِthe rulings ofالشَّرِيعَةِthe Shariaوَبِارْتِكَابِand by committingالْمَنَاهِي،prohibitions,
And as for the shortcoming and laxity in implementing the rulings of the Sharia and committing prohibitions,
وَالْبُخْلُand stinginessوَالْحِرْصُ،and greed,وَمَاand whatإِلَىtoذَلِكَthatفَظَاهِرٌit is apparentأَنَّهُthat itمِنْis from
and stinginess and greed, and what is to that effect, it is apparent that it is from