الحَسَنَاتُGood deedsمِنْfromاللَّهِAllahتَعَالَىThe Exaltedوَالسَّيِّئَاتُand bad deedsمِنْfromأَنفُسِنَاourselves
Good deeds are from Allah The Exalted, and bad deeds are from ourselves.
وَكَانَAnd wasعُمَرُOmarيُضِيفُaddsالْكُلُّthe wholeإِلَىtoاللَّهِAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّThe Almighty and Majestic
And Omar adds everything to Allah, The Almighty and Majestic.
فَذَكَرَاSo they mentionedذَلِكَthatلِرَسُولِto the MessengerاللَّهِAllahفَقَالَSo he saidعَلَيْهِ السَّلامُpeace be upon him
So they mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah, and he said, peace be upon him.
إِنَّIndeedأَوَّلَthe firstمِنْofتَكَلَّمَspokeبِالْقَدَرِabout destinyمِنْofجَمِيعِallالْخَلْقِthe creationكُلُّهُمْall of themجِبْرِيلُGabrielوَمِيكَائِيلُand Michael
Indeed, the first to speak about destiny of all creation were Gabriel and Michael.
فَكَانَSo Gabriel wasجِبْرِيلُGabrielيَقُولُsayingمِثْلَlikeمَقَالَتِكَyour sayingيَاOعُمَرَOmar
So Gabriel was saying like your saying, O Omar.
وَكَانَAnd wasمِيكَائِيلُMichaelيَقُولُsayingمِثْلَlikeمَقَالَتِكَyour sayingيَاOأَبَاfather ofبَكْرٍBakr
And Michael was saying like your saying, O Abu Bakr.
فَتَحَاكَمَاSo they referred toإِلَىtoإِسْرَافِيلَIsraelفَقَضَىand he judgedبَيْنَهُمَاbetween themأَنْthatالْقَدَرَthe destinyكُلَّهُall of itخَيْرٍgoodوَشَرِّهِand evilمِنْis fromاللَّهِAllahتَعَالَىThe Exalted
So he judged between them that the entire destiny, good and evil, is from Allah The Exalted.
ثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidاللَّهُAllahوَهَذَاand thisقَضَائِيis my judgmentبَيْنَكُمَاbetween youثُمَّThenقَالَhe saidيَاOأَبَاfather ofيَكْرَBakr
Then Allah said, 'and this is my judgment between you, O Abu Bakr.'
لَوْIfأَرَادَHe willedاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe Exaltedأَنْto notلَاnoneأَحَدٌoneلَمَاwould notخَلَقَcreateإِبْلِيسَIblisعَلَيْهِupon himاللَّعْنَةَthe curse
If Allah The Exalted willed for there to be none, He would not have created Iblis, upon whom is the curse.
يَعْصِيHe disobeysوَالحِسَابَand the reckoningوَالْمِيزَانَand the balanceوَالْجَنَّةَand Paradiseوَالنَّارَand the Fireكُلَّهَاall of it(حَقٌّ)(is true)
And the reckoning, and the balance, and Paradise, and the Fire, all of it (is true).
المِيزَانُthe balanceعِبَارَةٌis an expressionعَمَّabout whatيُعْرَفُis knownبِهِby itمَقَادِيرُquantitiesالْأَعْمَالِof deedsوَالعَقْلُand the intellectقَاصِرٌis inadequateعَنْtoإِدْرَاكِcomprehendكَيْفِيَّتِهِits manner
The balance is an expression about what is known by it of the quantities of deeds, and the intellect is inadequate to comprehend its manner.
وَاللَّهُAnd AllahتَعَالَىThe Exaltedواحِدٌis oneلَاnotمِنْofطَرِيقَthe way ofالْعَدِدِthe numberوَلَكِنbutمِنْfromطَرِيقٍthe way ofأَنَّهُthat Heلَاnotشَرِيكٌpartnerلَهُfor Him
And Allah The Exalted is one, not by the way of number, but by the way that He has no partner for Him.
قَدIt mayيُقَالُbe saidواحِدٌoneوَيُرَىand it is meantبِهِby itنِصْفٌhalfالاثْنَيْنِof two
It may be said that one and it is meant by it half of two.
وَهُوَAnd it isمَاwhatيُفْتَحُopensبِهِwith itالْعَدِدِthe number
And it is what opens the number with it.
وَهَذَاAnd thisمَعْنَىis the meaningالواحِدُof one
And this is the meaning of one.
مِنْfromطَرِيقِthe way ofالْعَدِدِthe number وَقَدAnd it mayيُقَالُbe saidواحِدٌone
From the way of the number, it may be said that one is one.
وَقَدAnd it mayيُقَالُbe saidواحِدٌoneوَيُرَادُand it is meantبِهِby itأَنَّهُthat itلَاnotشَرِيكٌpartnerلَهُfor Him
And it may be said that one, and it is meant by it that it has no partner for Him.
وَلَاAnd notبِفِعْلِهِby His actionsوَالْفِعْلُAnd the actionصِفَةٌis the attributeفِيinالأَزَلِeternityوَالْفَاعِلُAnd the doerهُوَisاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe ExaltedوَالْفِعْلُAnd the actionصِفَةٌis the attributeفِيinالأَزَلِthe eternityوَالْمَفْعُولُand the objectمَخْلُوقٌis createdوَفِعْلُAnd the actionاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىThe ExaltedغَيْرُnotمَخْلُوقٌcreatedوَصِفَاتُهُAnd His attributesفِيinالأَزَلِeternityغَيْرُnotمُحْدَثَةٌnewly createdوَلَاAnd notمَخْلُوقَةٌcreatedوَمَنْAnd whoeverقَالَsaysإِنَّهَاthat theyمَخْلُوقَةٌare created
And not by His actions, and the action is the attribute in eternity, and the doer is Allah The Exalted, and the action is the attribute in eternity, and the object is created, and the action of Allah The Exalted is not created, and His attributes in eternity are not newly created and not created. And whoever says that they are created.