نَمَاذِجُModelsالْمُنَافِقِينَof the hypocritesفِيinهَذَاthisالْعَصْرِ:era:
Models of the hypocrites in this era:
وَإِنْAnd ifكُنْتَyou areتُحِبُّfondأَنْofتُشَاهِدَwitnessingنَمُوذَجاًa modelلَهَؤُلَاءِof theseالْمُنَافِقِينَhypocrites
And if you wish to witness a model of these hypocrites
فَاشْهَدْthen witnessفِيinمجَالِسِthe gatherings ofالْأُمَرَاءِ،the rulers,
then witness in the gatherings of the rulers,
أَصْحَابَهُمْtheir companionsوَنُدَمَاءَهُمُand their intimate friendsالَّذِينَwhoيُؤْثِرُونَpreferرِضَاthe pleasure ofأُمَرَائِهِمْtheir rulersعَلَىoverرِضَاthe pleasure ofاللَّهِAllah- تَعَالَى -- Exalted is He -
their companions and intimate friends who prefer the pleasure of their rulers over the pleasure of Allah - Exalted is He -
وَلَاand there isفَرْقَno differenceإِطْلَاقاًwhatsoeverبَيْنَbetweenالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesالَّذِينَwhoسَمِعُواheardأَحَادِيثَthe sayings ofالرَّسُولِthe Messenger- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -- peace and blessings be upon him -مُبَاشَرَةًdirectly
and there is no difference whatsoever between the hypocrites who heard the sayings of the Messenger - peace and blessings be upon him - directly
ثُمَّthenنَافَقُواacted hypocriticallyوَبَيْنَand betweenهَؤُلَاءِtheseالْمُنَافِقِينَhypocritesالْآنَnow
then acted hypocritically, and these hypocrites now
الَّذِينَwhoيَطَّلِعُونَbecome acquainted withعَلَىtheأَحْكَامِrulings ofالشَّرِيعَةِthe Islamic ShariaالْإِسْلَامِيَّةِIslamicبِالْوَسَائِطِthrough meansالْيَقِينِيَّةِcertainالْقَاطِعَةِand definitive
who become acquainted with the rulings of the Islamic Sharia through certain and definitive means
ثُمَّthenيُخَالِفُونَهَاthey disobey themوَيَنْحَرِفُونَand deviateعَنْهَا.from them.
then they disobey them and deviate from them.
نِفَاقُThe hypocrisy ofالْمَنَاطِقَةِthe logiciansوَالْفَلَاسِفَةِ:and the philosophers:
The hypocrisy of the logicians and the philosophers:
كَذَلِكَSimilarlyطَائِفَةُthe group ofالْمَنَاطِقَةِthe logiciansوَالْفَلَاسِفَةِand philosophers
Similarly, the group of logicians and philosophers
الَّذِينَwhoبُذِرَتْwere sownفِيinقُلُوبِهِمْtheir heartsبُذُورُthe seeds ofالشُّكُوكِdoubts
in whose hearts the seeds of doubts were sown
وَتَمَكَّنَتْand took holdمِنْهُمْof themكَثِيرٌmanyمِنَofالشُّبُهَاتِ،suspicions,
and many suspicions took hold of them,
وَنَسُواand they forgotالدَّارَthe abode ofالْآخِرَةَ،the Hereafter,
and they forgot the abode of the Hereafter,
هُمْtheyأَيْضاًtooمِنَare ofالْمُنَافِقِينَthe hypocritesمِنْwithoutدُونِanyشَكٍّ.doubt.
they too are of the hypocrites without any doubt.
الْقُرْآنُThe Quran isكِتَابُthe book ofكُلِّeveryعَصْرٍ:era:
The Quran is the book of every era:
وَعَلَىAnd inكُلِّanyحَالٍ،case,فَإِنَّهُindeedلَاit is notيَنْبَغِيfittingأَنْthatيُظَنَّit should be thoughtعِنْدَuponتِلَاوَةِrecitingالْقُرْآنِthe Quran,الْكَرِيمِ،the Noble,
And in any case, it is not fitting that upon reciting the Noble Quran, it should be thought
أَنَّthatجِدَالَهُits debateوَمُحَاجَّتَهُand its argumentكَانَاwereمَعَwithأُنَاسٍpeopleقَدِwho haveانْتَهَوْاendedوَانْقَضَوْا،and passed away,
that its debate and argument were with people who have ended and passed away,
كَلَّا،never,بَلْratherإِنَّهُit isبِحُكْمِby virtue ofمَاwhatجَاءَcameفِيinالْحَدِيثِ:the hadith:"لَتَتْبَعُنَّ"You will surely followسُنَنَthe ways ofمَنْthose whoكَانَwereقَبْلَكُمْbefore youإِلَخ".etc."
never, rather it is by virtue of what came in the hadith: "You will surely follow the ways of those who were before you etc."
لَيْسَتْThere isهُنَاكَhereمِنْanyفِتْنَةٍtrialكَانَتْthat wasفِيinعَهْدِthe era ofالرِّسَالَةِthe Message- صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا وَسَلَّمَ -- blessings of Allah upon its bearer and peace -
There is no trial here that was in the era of the Message - blessings of Allah upon its bearer and peace -
إِلَّاexceptوَلَهَاthat it hasنَمَاذِجُmodelsوَأَمْثِلَةٌand examplesفِيinعَصْرِنَاour eraهَذَا،this,وَلِذَلِكَand therefore
except that it has models and examples in this our era of ours, and therefore