مُتَبَارِكٌblessed(۱)(1)إِلَّاexceptهُوَheوَحْدَهُaloneوَلَاand notمُبَارَكٌblessedإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatنُسِبَis attributedإِلَيْهِto him,,أَعْنِيI mean::إِلَىtoمَحَبَّتِهِhis loveوَأُلُوهِيَّتِهِand his divinityوَرِضَاَهُand his satisfaction,,وَإِلَّاand otherwiseفَالْكَوْنُthe universeكُلَّهُallمُنْسُوبٌis attributedإِلَىtoرُبُوبِيَّتِهِhis lordshipوَخَلْقِهِand his creation.
Blessed is He alone, and no blessing comes except from what is attributed to Him, I mean: to His love, His divinity, and His approval; otherwise, the whole universe is attributed to His lordship and creation.
وَكُلُّAnd allمَاwhatبَاعَدَهُdistanced himمِنْfromنَفْسِهِhimselfمِنْofالأَعيَانِthe entitiesوَالأَقْوَالِand the sayingsوَالأَعْمَالِand the actionsفَلَاthere is noبَرَكَةٌblessingفِيهِin itوَلَاnorخَيْرٌgoodفِيهِin it,,,وَكُلُّAnd allمَاwhatكَانَwasقَرِيبًاcloseمِنْهُto Himمِنْofذَاكَthatفَفِيهِthere is in itمِنْofالْبَرَكَةِblessingعَلَىaccording toحَسَبِthe measure ofقُرْبِهِhis closenessمِنْهُto Him.
And all that distances him from himself, from entities, sayings, and actions, has no blessing or good in it, and all that is close to Him from that contains blessing according to its proximity to Him.
وَضِدُّAnd the oppositeالْبَرَكَةِof blessingاللَّعْنَةُis the curse.فَأَرْضٌSo a landلُعِنَتْwhich has been cursedاللَّهُby Allah,,,أَوْorشَخْصٌa personلَعَنَهُcursed him(۳)(3)أَوْorعَمَلٌan actلَعَنَهُcursed him==أَبْعَدُis the furthestشَيْءٌthingمِنْfromالْخَيْرِgoodوَالْبَرَكَةِand blessingوَكُلُّAnd allمَاwhatاَتَّصَلَis connectedبِذَٰلِكَto that,وَارْتَبَطَand related to it,وَكَانَand wasمِنْهُof itبِسَبَبٍin a way,فَلَاthere is noبَرَكَةٌblessingفِيهِin itالْبَتَّةَat all.
And the opposite of blessing is the curse. So, a land that Allah has cursed, or a person whom He cursed, or an action that He cursed, is the furthest thing from good and blessing. And all that is connected to it, related to it, and was of it in any way has no blessing in it whatsoever.
وَقَدْAnd He hasلَعَنَcursedعَدُوَّهُHis enemyإِبْلِيسَIblis,,,وَجَعَلَهُand made himأَبْعَدَthe farthestخَلْقٍof creationمِنْهُfrom Him,,,فَكُلُّso allمَاwhatكَانَwasمِنْfromجِهَتِهِHis directionفَلَهُhas for himمِنْofلَعْنَةِthe curseاللَّهِof Allahبِقَدْرٍin proportion toقُرْبِهِhis closenessمِنْهُto Himوَاتِّصَالِهِand connectionبِهَاto it.
And He has cursed His enemy Iblis, and made him the farthest of creation from Him, so all that was from His direction has for him the curse of Allah in proportion to his closeness to Him and his connection to it.
فَمِنْ هَـٰهُنَاSo from hereكَانَthere wasلِلْمَعَاصِيfor sinsأَعْظَمُthe greatestتَأْثِيرٍimpactفِيinمَحْقِremovingبَرَكَةِblessingالْعُمُرِof lifespanوَالرِّزْقِand provision(٤)(4)وَالْعِلْمِand knowledgeوَالْعَمَلِand work.
So from here there was for sins the greatest impact in removing the blessing of lifespan, provision, knowledge, and work.
فَكُلُّSo everyوَقْتٍtime(٥)(5)عَصَيْتَyou disobeyedاللَّهَAllahفِيهِin it,أَوْorمَالٍwealthعُصِيَwas disobeyedاللَّهُAllahبِهِwith it,,,أَوْorبَدَنٍbody,أَوْorجَاهٍstatus,أَوْorعِلْمٍknowledgeأَوْorعَمَلٍwork,فَهُوَit isعَلَىuponصَاحِبِهِits owner,لَيْسَnotلَهُfor him.فَلَيْسَSo is notعُمُرُهُhis lifespanوَمَا لَهُand his wealthوَقُوَّتُهُand his strengthوَجَاهُهُand his prestigeوَعِلْمُهُand his knowledgeوَعَمَلُهُand his workإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatأَطَاعَhe obeyedاللَّهَAllahبِهِ. (5)
So every time you disobeyed Allah, or with wealth that Allah was disobeyed, or with body, status, knowledge, or work, it is upon its owner, not for him. So his lifespan, wealth, strength, prestige, knowledge, and work are only what he obeyed Allah with.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonمِنْthere areالنَّاسِpeopleمِنْwhoيَعِيشُونَliveفِيinهَذِهِthisالدَّارِworldمِئَةِa hundredسَنَةٍyearsأَوْorنَحُوَهَاabout them,وَيَكُونُand beعُمُرُهُhis lifespanلَاnotيَبْلُغُreachعَشَرَtenسِنِينَyearsأَوْorنَحْوَهَاabout it;
And for this reason, there are people who live in this world for a hundred years or so, and their lifespan does not reach ten years or so.
كَمَاJust asأَنَّthatمِنْهُمْamong themمَنْwhoيَمْلِكُownsالْقَنَاطِيرَgreat wealthأَرْبَعَةَfourمَوَاضِعَplaces:الأَعْرَافِAl-A'raf(۱۳۷)(137),,وَالأَنْبِيَاءَand Al-Anbiya(۸۱،۷۱)(71, 81),,وَسَبَأًand Saba(١٨)(18).فَإِذَاSo ifأَضَفْنَاwe addإِلَيْهَاto itآيَةًverseالإِسْرَاءِAl-Israكَانَتْit wasخَمْسَةًfive.
Just as among them are those who own great wealth in four places: Al-A'raf (137) and Al-Anbiya (71, 81), and Saba (18). So if we add to it the verse of Al-Isra, it becomes five.
(۱)(1)لِمُبَارَكٍfor blessed.(۲)(2)«مِنْهُ"from himسَاقِطٌis omittedمِنْfromفَF.(۳)(3)لِلَّعْنَةِfor cursed him,اللَّهُ،Allah,وَهَكَذَاand so onبَعْدَهُafter himأَوْorعَمَلٍactionلَعَنَهُcursed him.(٤)(4)فَFالرِّزْقُprovisionوَالْعُمْرُand lifespan.(5)(5)فَFوَكُلُّand everyوَقْتٍtime.
(1) For blessed. (2) "from him is omitted from F. (3) For cursed him, Allah, and so on after him or an action cursed him. (4) F provision and lifespan. (5) F and every time.