وَمِنْهَاAnd among them::أَنْthatالْمَعَاصِيَthe sinsتَزْرَعُsowأَمْثَالَهَاtheir likeوَيُولِّدُand generate(۱)بَعْضَهَاsome of themبَعْضًاanotherحَتَّىuntilيَعْزُit becomes difficult(۲)عَلَىforالْعَبْدِthe servantمُفَارَقَتِهَاto part from themوَ الْخُرُوجِand to exitمِنْهَاfrom them،,كَمَاasقَالَsaidبَعْضُsomeالسَّلَفِof the predecessors::إنَّIndeedمِنْofعُقُوبَةِthe punishmentالسَّيِّئَةِof the bad deedالسَّيِّئَةِthe bad deed،,بَعْدَهَاafter itوَإنَّand indeedمِنْofثَوَابِthe rewardالْحَسَنَةِof the good deedالْحَسَنَةَthe good deedبَعْدَهَاafter it(۳).
And among them is that sins sow their like and generate some of them until it becomes difficult for the servant to part from them and exit from them, as some of the predecessors said: Indeed, of the punishment of the bad deed is the bad deed after it, and indeed of the reward of the good deed is the good deed after it.
فَالْعَبْدُSo the servantإِذَاifعَمَلَhe works[١/٢٧]حَسَنَةًa good deedقَالَتْsaidأُخْرَىanotherإِلَىtoجَانِبِهَاits side::اعْمَلْنِيwork with meأَيْضًاalso،,فَإِذَاthen ifعَمَلَهَاhe does itقَالَتْsaidالثَّانِيَةُthe secondكَذَلِكَsimilarly،,وَهُلُمَّand so onجَرًاcontinue،,فَتَضَاعَفَso it multipliesالرِّبْحُthe profit)،,وَتَزَايَدَتْand increasedالْحَسَنَاتُthe good deeds.
So the servant, if he works a good deed, another says to its side: work with me also, then if he does it, the second says similarly, and so on, so the profit multiplies, and the good deeds increase.
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseجَانِبُthe sideالسَّيِّئَاتِof the bad deedsأَيْضًاalso,,حَتَّىuntilتَصِيرَit becomesالطَّاعَاتُthe obedienceوَ الْمَعَاصِيَand the sinsهَيْئَاتٍestablished formsرَاسِخَةٍstableوَصِفَاتٍand traitsلَازِمَةٍnecessaryوَمَلَكَاتٍand attributesثَابِتَةٍfixed.
And likewise, the side of the bad deeds also becomes established forms and traits that are stable, necessary, and fixed attributes.
فَلَوْSo ifعَطَّلَthe benefactor haltedالمُحْسِنُthe good deedالطَّاعَةَthe obedienceلَضَاقَتْit would shrinkعَلَيْهِon himنَفْسُهُhis soul،,وَضَاقَتْand it would constrictعَلَيْهِon himالْأَرْضُthe earthبِمَاwith whatرَحُبَتْit has expanded,,وَأَحْسَنَand he thinksمِنْofنَفْسِهِhimselfبِأَنَّهُthat heكَالْحُوتِlike the fishإِذَاwhenفَارَقَhe departsالْمَاءِthe water,,حَتَّىuntilيُعَاوِدَهَاhe returns to it,,فَتَسْكُنَso that it settlesنَفْسُهُhis soul,,وَتَقَرُّand his eyes are pleasedعَيْنُهُhis eyes.
So if the benefactor halted the good deed, his soul would shrink, and the earth would constrict on him with what it has expanded, and he thinks of himself that he is like the fish when he departs from the water, until he returns to it, so that his soul settles, and his eyes are pleased.
(٥)وَلَوْAnd ifعَطَّلَthe criminal haltedالمُجْرِمُthe sinnerالمَعْصِيَةَthe sinوَأَقْبَلَand approachedعَلَىtowardsالطَّاعَةِthe obedienceلَضَاقَتْit would shrinkعَلَيْهِon himنَفْسُهُhis soul,,وَضَاقَand it would constrictصَدْرُهُhis chestوَأَعْيَتْand it would tireعَلَيْهِon himمَذَاهِبَهُhis pursuitsحَتَّىuntilيُعَادَهَاhe returns to them.
And if the sinner halted the sin and approached the obedience, his soul would shrink, and his chest would constrict, and his pursuits would tire him until he returns to them.
حَتَّىUntilإنَّindeedكَثِيرًاmanyمِنَofالْفُسَّاقِthe corrupt onesلِيُوَاقِعُواthey meet(٦)المَعْصِيَةَthe sinمِنْwithoutغَيْرِanyلَّذَّةٍpleasureيَجِدُهَاthat he finds,,وَلَاnorداعِيَةًa callإِلَيْهَاto it,,إِلَّاexceptلِمَاfor what.
Until indeed many of the corrupt ones meet the sin without any pleasure that they find, nor any call to it, except for what.