مِنْ
Fromأَجْلِ
sakeذَلِكَ
thatFor that reason
كَتَبْنَا
We decreedعَلَى
uponبَنِي
the Children ofإِسْرَائِيلَ
IsraelWe decreed upon the Children of Israel
الْمَعْنَى
The meaningعَلَى
is uponقِيَاسِ
the analogy ofحَالِ
the state ofابْنِ
the son ofآدَمَ
Adamكَتَبْنَا
We decreedThe meaning is: upon the analogy of the state of the son of Adam, We decreed
أَوْ
orعَلَى
uponمِثَالِ
the example ofحَالِ
the state ofابْنِ
the son ofآدَمَ
Adamor upon the example of the state of the son of Adam,
فَأَبْدَلَ
so He substitutedعَنْهُ
for itمِنْ
Fromأَجْلِ
sakeذَلِكَ
thatso He used "For that reason" in its place
لِأَنَّ
becauseالْقِيَاسَ
analogyلَا
is notيَكُونُ
exceptإِلَّا
byبِمُلَاحَظَةِ
observingالْعِلَّةِ
the causebecause analogy is only by observing the cause,
فَكَأَنَّ
so it is as ifالْقِيَاسَ
analogyنَوْعٌ
is a typeمِنَ
ofالتَّعْلِيلِ
causationso it is as if analogy is a type of causation.
أَرَأَيْتَ
Did you see“Did you see”
هُوَ
itفِي
inالْأَصْلِ
originاسْتِفْهَامٌ
is an interrogationمِنَ
fromالرُّؤْيَةِ
visionis originally an interrogation of vision,
وَلَكِنْ
butنُقِلَ
it was transferredهُنَا
hereإِلَى
toمَعْنَى
the meaning ofالتَّنْبِيهِ
alertingbut it was transferred here to the meaning of alerting
أَوْ
orشَدِّ
drawingالِانْتِبَاهِ
attentionإِلَى
toالْكَلَامِ
the speechالتَّالِي
followingor drawing attention to the following speech
مِثْلِ
likeمَا
whatيُقَالُ
is saidsuch as what is said:
تَرَى
Do you seeشَيْئاً
something?تَسْمَعُ
Do you hearشَيْئاً
something?Do you see something? Do you hear something!
التَّقْدِيمُ
Precedingوَالتَّأْخِيرُ
and delaying[Preceding and Delaying:]
مِنَ
Fromالْأَشْيَاءِ
the thingsالَّتِي
thatتُسَبِّبُ
causeالصُّعُوبَةَ
difficultyAmong the things that cause difficulty
فِي
inفَهْمِ
understandingالْكَلَامِ
the speechin understanding speech
التَّقْدِيمُ
is precedingوَالتَّأْخِيرُ
and delayingكَمَا
asهُوَ
it isفِي
inهَذَا
thisالْبَيْتِ
verseالْمَشْهُورِ
famousis preceding and delaying, as it is in this famous verse:
بُثَيْنَةُ
Buthaynahشَأْنُهَا
her matterسَلَبَتْ
stoleفُؤَادِي
my heartButhaynah, her matter stole my heart...
بِلَا
withoutجُرْمٍ
crimeأَتَيْتُ
I committedبِهِ
itسَلَاماً
peacefully...without any crime I committed, peacefully.
وَالتَّعْلِيمُ
And teachingبِالْبَعِيدِ
with the distantAnd teaching by means of the distant:
وَهُوَ
And it isأَيْضاً
alsoمِمَّا
from whatيُسَبِّبُ
causesالصُّعُوبَةَ
difficultyفِي
inالْكَلَامِ
speechAnd it is also among what causes difficulty in speech,
وَمِنَ
and fromالْأَمْثِلَةِ
the examplesالَّتِي
thatتَتَعَلَّقُ
relateبِهَذَا
to thisالْقَبِيلِ
categoryand from the examples that relate to this category:
إِلَّا
Exceptآلَ
the family ofلُوطٍ
Lot“Except the family of Lot,
إِنَّا
indeed Weلَمُنَجُّوهُمْ
are surely saving themأَجْمَعِينَ
allindeed We will save them all,
إِلَّا
Exceptامْرَأَتَهُ
his wife”except his wife.”
أَدْخَلَ
He introducedالِاسْتِثْنَاءَ
exceptionعَلَى
uponالِاسْتِثْنَاءِ
exceptionHe introduced an exception upon an exception,
فَصَعُبَ
so it became difficultso it became difficult.