مَثَلُهُمْtheir likenessكَمَثَلِis like the likeness ofالَّذِيthe one whoاسْتَوْقَدَkindledنَارًاa fireفَلَمَّاand whenأَضَاءَتْit illuminatedمَاwhatحَوْلَهُwas around himذَهَبَtook awayاللَّهُAllahبِنُورِهِمْtheir light
Their likeness is as the likeness of the one who kindled a fire, and when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light.
وَأَحْيَانًاAnd sometimesيُورِدُونَthey bringالْمُفْرَدَthe singularمَكَانَin place ofالتَّثْنِيَةِ،the dual,
And sometimes they bring the singular in place of the dual,
وَمِنْand amongأَمْثِلَتِهِ:its examples:قَوْلُهِHis statement- تَعَالَى -:- the Exalted -
and among its examples is His statement - the Exalted -:
إِلَّاExceptأَنْthatأَغْنَاهُمُenriched themاللَّهُAllahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messengerمِنْout ofفَضْلِهِHis bounty
Except that Allah and His Messenger enriched them out of His bounty.
إِنْIfكُنْتُI amعَلَىuponبَيِّنَةٍa clear proofمِنْfromرَبِّيmy Lordوَآتَانِيand He has given meرَحْمَةًmercyمِنْfromعِنْدِهِHimselfفَعُمِّيَتْbut it has been obscuredعَلَيْكُمْfrom you
If I am upon a clear proof from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, but it has been obscured from you
وَالْأَصْلُAnd the originalفَعُمِيَتَا،was fa-umiyata,فَأَفْرَدَهُso He made it singularلِأَنَّهُمَاbecause they twoكَشَيْءٍare like a thingوَاحِدٍ،single,وَمِثْلُهُand similar to it is"اللَّهُ"Allahوَرَسُولُهُand His Messengerأَعْلَمُ".know best."
And the original was fa-umiyata, so He made it singular because they two are like a single thing, and similar to it is "Allah and His Messenger know best."
إِبْدَالُReplacingالشَّرْطِthe conditionوَالْجَزَاءِand the consequenceوَجَوَابِand the answer ofالْقَسَمِthe oathبِغَيْرِwith otherذَلِكَ:than that:
Replacing the condition, the consequence, and the answer of the oath with other than that:
٧7- وَأَحْيَانًا- And sometimesتَقْتَضِيrequiresطَبِيعَةُthe nature ofالْكَلاَمِspeechأَنْthatيُذْكَرَbe mentionedالْجَزَاءُthe consequenceفِيinصُورَةِthe form ofالْجَزَاءِconsequenceوَالشَّرْطُand the conditionفِيinصُورَةِthe form ofالشَّرْطِ،condition,
- And sometimes the nature of speech requires that the consequence be mentioned in the form of a consequence and the condition in the form of a condition,
وَجَوَابُand the answer ofالْقَسَمِthe oathفِيinصُورَةِthe form ofجَوَابِanswer ofالْقَسَمِthe oathوَلَكِنْbutيَتَصَرَّفُit is alteredفِيinالْكَلاَمِthe speechفَيُذْكَرُso is mentionedهَذَاthisالْجُزْءُpart- سَوَاءٌ- whetherكَانَit wasجَزَاءًa consequenceأَوْorشَرْطًاa conditionأَوْorجَوَابًاan answerلِلْقَسَمِfor the oath- فِي- inصُورَةِthe form ofجُمْلَةٍa sentenceمُسْتَقِلَّةٍindependentمُسْتَأْنَفَةٍresumed
and the answer of the oath in the form of the answer of the oath, but the speech is altered so this part - whether it is a consequence, a condition, or an answer to the oath - is mentioned in the form of an independent, resumed sentence,
وَيَكُونُand there isالْمَيْلُthe inclinationعِنْدَatذَلِكَthatإِلَىtowardsالْمَعْنَىthe meaningوَتَقُومُand there standsهُنَاكَthereقَرِينَةٌan indicationتَدُلُّpointingعَلَىtoذَلِكَthatبِوَجْهٍin a wayمِنْfromالْوُجُوهِ.the ways.
and at that point the inclination is towards the meaning, and an indication stands there pointing to that in one way or another.
مِنْFromأَمْثِلَةِexamples ofذَلِكَthatقَوْلُهُis His statement- تَعَالَى -:- the Exalted -:{وَالنَّازِعَاتِ{By those who extractغَرْقًا}with violence}{فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ{And those who arrangeأَمْراًthe matter(٥)(5)يَوْمَthe Dayتَرْجُفُwill quakeالرَّاجِفَةُ}the quaking one}
From examples of that is His statement - the Exalted -: {By those who extract with violence} {And those who arrange the matter (5) The Day the quaking one will quake}.
فَالْمَعْنَى:So the meaning is:أَنَّthatالْبَعْثَresurrectionوَالْحَشْرَand gatheringحَقٌّ،is true,يَدُلُّindicatedعَلَيْهِby itقَوْلُهُis His statement- تَعَالَى -:- the Exalted -:{يَوْمَ{The Dayتَرْجُفُwill quakeالرَّاجِفَةُ}.the quaking one.}
So the meaning is: that the resurrection and gathering are true, indicated by His statement - the Exalted -: {The Day the quaking one will quake}.