وَهُنَاAnd hereقَالَsaidوَيَبْقَىand remainsوَجْهُthe face ofرَبِّكَyour Lord؛أَضَافَaddedالرُّبُوبِيَّةَthe lordshipإِلَىtoمُحَمَّدِMuhammadﷺ(peace be upon him)وَهَذِهِAnd thisالرُّبُوبِيَّةَlordshipأَخَصُّis more specificمَاthan whatيَكُونُisمِنofأَنْوَاعِtypesالرُّبُوبِيَّةِof lordship؛لِأَنَّbecauseالرُّبُوبِيَّةَthe lordshipعَامَّةٌis generalوَخَاصَّةٌand specificوَالْخَاصَّةُand the specificخَاصَّةٌis more specificأَخَصُّmost specific،وَ،andكَرَبُوبِيَّةِthe lordshipاللَّهِof Allahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedلِرُسُلِهِto His messengers؛فَالْرُّبُوبِيَّةُSo the lordshipالأَخَصُّthe most specificأَفْضَلُis betterبِلَاwithoutشَكٍّdoubt
And here he said: "And the face of your Lord remains; he added lordship to Muhammad (peace be upon him). This lordship is more specific than all types of lordship; because lordship is general and specific, and the specific is more specific, and the most specific is like Allah's lordship over His messengers; thus, the most specific lordship is undoubtedly the best.
وَقَوْلُهُAnd His sayingذُوis the possessor of؛صِفَةٌa descriptionلِوَجْهِهِfor the face,وَالدَّلِيلُand the proofالرَّفْعُis the lifting،وَلَوْand ifكَانَتْit wereصِفَةٌa descriptionلِلرَّبِّfor the Lord,لَقَالَHe would sayذِيof theالْجَلاَلِgloryكَمَاasقَالَhe saidفِيinنَفْسِthe sameالسُّورَةِsurah:نَبَرَكَBlessed isاسْمُthe nameرَبِّكَof your Lordذِيpossessor ofالْجَلاَلِgloryوَandالإِكْرَامِthe honor
And His saying: "The possessor of glory; the proof is the lifting, and if it were a description of the Lord, it would have said: the Lord of glory, as it said in the same surah: 'Blessed is the name of your Lord, the possessor of glory and honor.'
فَلَمَّاSo whenقَالَhe saidذُوis the possessor ofالْجَلِيلِmajesty؛عَلِمْنَاwe knowأَنَّهُthat itصِفَةٌis a descriptionلِلْوَجْهِfor the face
So when he said: 'the possessor of majesty,' we know that it is a description of the face.
الْجَلِيلُmajestic:مَعْنَاهُIts meaningالْعَظَمَةُis greatnessوَالسُّلْطَانُand sovereignty
The meaning of 'the majestic' is greatness and sovereignty.
وَالْإِكْرَامُAnd the honor:هِيَisمَصْدَرٌa sourceمِنْofأَكْرَمَhonored,صَالِحَةٌis suitableلِلْمُكْرَمِfor the honoredوَالْمُكْرَمُand the honored one،فَاللَّهُSo Allahسُبْحَانَهُthe Glorifiedوَتَعَالَىand the Exaltedمُكْرَمٌis honored
And the honor is a source of being honored; and Allah, the Glorified and Exalted, is honored.
وَإِكْرَامُهُAnd His honoringتَعَالَىthe Exalted
His honoring, the Exalted,
الْقِيَامُis to performبِطَاعَتِهِby His obedience,وَمُكْرِمٌand He honorsلِمَنْfor whomيَسْتَحِقُّdeservesالْإِكْرَامَthe honorمِنْofخَلْقِهِHis creationبِمَاby whatأَعَدَّpreparedلَهُمْfor themمِنْofالثَّوَابِthe reward.فَهُوَSo He isلِجَلاَلِهِfor His majestyوَكَمَالِهِand perfectionسُلْطَانِهِof His sovereigntyوَعَظَمَتِهِand His greatness:أَهْلٌworthyلِأَنَّهُthatيُكْرَمُHe should be honoredوَيُثْنَىand praisedعَلَيْهِupon Himسُبْحَانَهُthe Glorifiedوَتَعَالَىand the Exalted
So He is worthy to be honored and praised, the Glorified and Exalted.
وَإِكْرَامُAnd the honoringكُلِّeveryأَحَدٍindividualبِحَسَبِهِaccording to him؛فَإِكْرَامُSo the honoringاللَّهِAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Mighty and Exaltedأَنَّis thatتُقَدِّرُهُyou value HimحَقًّاtrulyقَدْرَهُHis valueوَأَنَّand thatتُعَظِّمُهُyou exalt Himحَقًّاtrulyتَعْظِيمَهُexalting Himلَاnotلَاحْتِيَاجِهِdue to his needإِلَىforإِكْرَامِكَyour honoringوَلَكِنbutلِيُؤْتِيَHe may bestowعَلَيْكَupon youبِالْجَزَاءِwith the reward.
And the honoring of every individual is according to him; so the honoring of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, is that you truly value Him and exalt Him, not due to His need for your honoring, but to bestow upon you with the reward.
الْآيَةُThe verseالثَّانِيَةُthe second
The second verse:
قَوْلُهُHis saying:كُلُّEverythingشَيْءٍthingهَالِكٌis perishingإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُHis faceمَسَبَقَ—[الْقَصَصِ[Al-Qasas:.[م]
His saying: "Everything is perishing except His face." [Al-Qasas: ]