بِالتَّسْمِيَةِ؛By naming;فَهُوَfor Heلَمْdid notيَلِدْgive birthوَلَمْand did notيَتَّخِذْtakeوَلَدًا.a child.
By naming; for He did not give birth and did not take a child.
بَنُوThe children ofآدَمَAdamقَدْmayيَتَّخِذُونَtakeالْإِنْسَانَmanمِنْهُمْfrom themوَلَدًاa childوَلَدًاa childوَهُوَand heلَمْdid notيَلِدْهُgive birth to himبِالتَّبَنِّيby adoptionأوorبِالْوِلَايَةِby guardianshipأوorبِغَيْرِother thanذَٰلِكَ،that,وَإِنْand ifكَانَwasالتَّبَنِّيadoptionغَيْرَnotمَشْرُوعٍ،legitimate,أَمَّاas forاللَّهُAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ؛the Exalted;فَلَمْdid notيَلِدْgive birthوَلَمْand did notيَولَدْ،be born,وَلَمَّاand whenكَانَwasيُرَدُّcomes to mindعَلَىtoالذِّهْنِthe mindفَرْضٌthe assumptionأَنْthatيَكُونَthere isالشَّيْءُthe thingلَاneitherوَالِدًاa fatherوَلَاnorمَوْلُودًا،a born one,لَكِنَّهُbut itمُتَوَلِّدٌ؛is generated;نَفَىnegatedهَذَاthisالْوَهْمُillusionالَّذِيwhichقَدْmayيُرَدُّcome to mindفَقَالَsayingوَلَمْand did notيَكُنbeلَهُto Himكُفُوًاequalأَحَدٌ،anyone,وَإِذَاand ifانتَفَىis negatedأَنْthatيَكُونَthere isلَهُfor Himكُفُوًاan equalأَحَدٍ؛anyone;لَزِمَit necessitatesأَنْthatلَاnotيَكُونَbeمُتَوَلِّدًا،generated,وَلَمْand did notيَكُنbeلَهُto Himكُفُوًاan equalأَحَدٌ؛anyone;أَيُّThat is:لَاnoيُكَافِئُهُis equivalent to Himأَحَدٌanyoneفِيinجَمِيعِallالصِّفَاتِattributes
The children of Adam may take a man from them as a child; and he did not give birth to him by adoption, guardianship, or otherwise, even if adoption is illegitimate. As for Allah, the Exalted; He did not give birth and was not born, and when it was thought that there could be something neither a father nor a child, but generated; He negated this illusion that could come to mind, saying: And did not have any equal; and if it is negated that there is an equal for Him; it necessitates that there is no generation, and did not have any equal; that is: no one equals Him in all His attributes.
فِيInهَذِهِthisالسُّورَةِchapterالصِّفَاتِattributesالثُّبُوتِيَّةِ،of affirmation,وَصِفَاتٍand attributesسَلْبِيَّةٍ:of negation:الْصِّفَاتُthe attributesالثُّبُوتِيَّةُ:of affirmation:اللَّهُAllahالَّتِيwhichتَتَضَمَّنُincludesالأَلُوهِيَّةَ،divinity,أَحَدٌoneتَتَضَمَّنُincludesالأَحَدِيَّةَ،uniqueness,الصَّمَدُThe Eternal Refuge,تَتَضَمَّنُincludesالصَّمَدِيَّةَ.self-sufficiency.
In this chapter: attributes of affirmation, and attributes of negation: the attributes of affirmation: Allah which includes divinity, oneness, the Eternal Refuge which includes self-sufficiency.
وَالْصِّفَاتُAnd the attributesالسَّلْبِيَّةُ:of negation:لَمْdid notيَلِدْgive birthوَلَمْand did notيُولَدْbe bornوَلَمْand did notيَكُنbeلَهُfor Himكُفُوًاan equalأَحَدٌ.anyone.
And the attributes of negation: did not give birth, and did not be born, and did not have any equal.
ثَلاَثٌThreeإِثْبَاتٌ،affirmations,وَثَلاَثٌand threeنَفْيٌ،negations,وَهَذَاand thisالنَّفْيُnegationيَتَضَمَّنُincludesمِنَofالإِثْبَاتِaffirmationكَمَالِthe perfectionالأَحَدِيَّةِof uniquenessوَالصَّمَدِيَّةِ.and self-sufficiency.
Three affirmations, and three negations, and this negation includes, from the affirmation, the perfection of uniqueness and self-sufficiency.
قَوْلُهُHis sayingوَمَاAnd whatوَصَفَdescribedبِهِby itنَفْسَهُHimselfفِيinأَعْظَمَthe greatestآيَةٍverseفِيinكِتَابِthe Book;اللَّهِ؛of Allah;حَيْثُwhereيَقُولُHe says:اللَّهُAllahلَاnoإِلَهَgodإِلَّاexceptهُوَHeالْحَيُّthe Ever-Living,الْقَيُّومُthe Sustainer,لَاdoes notتَأْخُذُهُovertake Himسِنَةٌslumberوَلَاand does notنَوْمٌsleep.لَهُFor Himمَاwhateverفِيinالسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِيinالْأَرْضِthe earth.مَنْWhoذَٰلِكَis heالَّذِيwhoيَشْفَعُintercedesعِندَهُwith Himإِلَّاexceptبِإِذْنِهِby His permission;يَعْلَمُHe knowsمَاwhatبَيْنَbetweenأَيْدِيهِمْtheir hands,وَمَاand whatخَلْفَهُمْis behind themوَلَاand does notيُحِيطُونَencompassبِشَيْءٍanythingمِنْofعِلْمِهِHis knowledgeإِلَّاexceptبِمَاby whatشَاءَHe wills.وَسِعَAnd extendsكُرْسِيُّهُHis Throneالسَّمَاوَاتِof the heavensوَالْأَرْضَand the earth.
His saying: And what He described Himself in the greatest verse in the Book of Allah; where He says: "Allah, there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer. Neither slumber nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. And His Throne extends over the heavens and the earth."