فَإِنَّFor indeedاللَّهَGodعَدُوٌّis an enemyلَهُto him
For indeed God is an enemy to him
بِدَلِيلِby evidence ofالْآيَةِthe verseالتَّالِيَةِfollowing
by the evidence of the following verse
وَأَبْدَلَand he substitutedمِنْهُfrom it{فَإِنَّهُ{for indeed heنَزَّلَهُrevealed itعَلَىuponقَلْبِكَ}your heart}
and substituted for it {for indeed he revealed it upon your heart}
إِبْدَالُSubstitution ofالتَّنْكِيرِindefinitenessبِالتَّعْرِيفِ:with definiteness:
Substitution of indefiniteness with definiteness:
٥5- وَأَحْيَانًا- And sometimesيَقْتَضِيrequiresالْكَلامُthe speechالتَّنْكِيرَindefiniteness
5 - And sometimes speech requires indefiniteness
- فِي- inظَاهِرِapparentالْأَمْرِmatter
- in appearance
- وَلَكِنْ- butقَدْmayيَتَصَرَّفُونَthey disposeفِيهِin itبِالتَّعْرِيفِby definitenessوَالْإِضَافَةِand annexation
- but they may treat it with definiteness and annexation
وَيَبْقَىand remainsالْمَعْنَىthe meaningعَلَىuponالتَّنْكِيرِindefinitenessكَمَاasكَانَit was
and the meaning remains upon indefiniteness as it was
وَمِنْand fromأَمْثِلَتِهِ:its examples:قَوْلُsaying of- تَعَالَى- the Most High-:-:
and among its examples: the saying of the Most High -
- {And his saying: O Lord} meaning: it was said to him O Lord
فَأَبْدَلَso he substitutedبِقِيِلِهِwith his sayingلِأَنَّهُbecause itأَحْصَرُmore conciseفِيinاللَّفْظِwording
so he substituted with his saying because it is more concise in wording
- {The truth of certainty} meaning true certainty
أُضِيفَit was annexedلِيَكُونَso that it may beأَيْسَرَeasierفِيinاللَّفْظِwording
it was annexed so that it may be easier in wording
إِبْدَالُSubstitution ofالتَّأْنِيثِfemininityوَالتَّذْكِيرِand masculinityوَالْإِفْرَادِand singularityبِأَضْدَادِهَاwith their opposites
Substitution of femininity, masculinity, and singularity with their opposites
٦6- وَأَحْيَانًا- And sometimesيَكُونُisالْكَلَامُthe speechعَلَىuponسُنَنِهِits courseالطَّبِيعِيِّnaturalالْمَعْرُوفِknown
6 - And sometimes speech is upon its known natural course
يَقْتَضِيrequiringتَذْكِيرَmasculinization ofالضَّمِيرِthe pronounأَوْorتَأْنِيثَهُits feminizationأَوْorإِفْرَادَهُits singularity
requiring the masculinization of the pronoun, or its feminization, or its singularity
فَيُصْرَفُso it is divertedعَنِfromالسُّنَنِthe courseالطَّبِيعِيِّnatural
so it is diverted from the natural course
وَيُبْدَلُand is substitutedالْمُذَكَّرُthe masculineبِالْمُؤَنَّثِwith the feminineوَالْمُؤَنَّثُand the feminineبِالْمُذَكَّرِwith the masculine
and the masculine is substituted with the feminine, and the feminine with the masculine
وَيُجْعَلُand is madeالْمُفْرَدُthe singularجَمْعًاa pluralلِلنُّزُوعِdue to the inclinationإِلَىtowardsالْمَعَانِيthe meanings
and the singular is made a plural due to inclination towards meanings
وِرِعَايَةِand observance ofالِاعْتِبَارَاتِthe considerationsاللَّطِيفَةِsubtle
and observance of subtle considerations
وَمِنْand fromأَمْثِلَتِهِ:its examples:قَوْلُsaying of- تَعَالَى- the Most High-:-:
and among its examples: the saying of the Most High -
- {So when he saw the sun rising, he said, This is my Lord, this is greater}