أَنْthatاللَّهَGodتَعَالَىExaltedإِذَاwhenأَرَادَwantsأَنْtoيَهْدِيguideعَبْدَهُHis servantالضَّالِّthe misguidedيُلْقِيcastsنُورَهُHis lightفِيinالْخَفِيِّthe concealed
When God, Exalted, wants to guide His misguided servant, He casts His light into the concealed.
فَهُوَSo itعَلَىuponنُورٍlightمِنَofالْخَفِيِّthe concealed
So it is upon the light of the concealed.
فَيَتَلَأْلَأُIt shinesوَهُوَand it isمَعْنَىthe meaningقَوْلِهِof His sayingتَعَالَىExaltedرَبِّهِHis LordثُمَّThenيَتَلَأْلَأُit shinesذَٰلِكَthatالنُّورُlightإِلَىtoالسِّرِّthe secret
It shines and it is the meaning of His saying, Exalted is He, 'Then that light shines to the secret.'
فَيَقُومُIt establishesلِلْعَابِدِfor the servantفِعْلَthe actالتَّوْحِيدِof Onenessفَيُوَحِّدُso he affirms the onenessاللَّهَGodوَيَبْرَأُand he disassociatesعَنْfromالْأَصْنَامِidolsثُمَّThenلَاnotيَسْكُنُrestsذَٰلِكَthatالنُّورُlightبَلْratherيَتَلَأْلَأُit shinesإِلَىtoالْفُؤَادِthe heart
It establishes in the servant the act of Oneness, so he affirms the Oneness of God and disassociates from idols, then that light does not rest, rather it shines to the heart.
فَيَقُومُIt establishesلِلْعَبْدِfor the servantفِعْلَthe actالْمَعْرِفَةِof knowledgeاللَّهَGodتَعَالَىExaltedفَيُصِيرُSo he becomesعَارِفًاknowingلِلَّهِof GodتَعَالَىExaltedبِجَمِيعِwith allصِفَاتِهِHis attributes
It establishes in the servant the act of knowledge of God, Exalted, so he becomes knowing of God, Exalted, with all His attributes.
ثُمَّThenيَتَلَأْلَأُit shinesذَٰلِكَthatالنُّورُlightإِلَىtoالْقَلْبِthe heartفَيَقُومُIt establishesلِلْعَبْدِfor the servantفِعْلَthe actالإِيمَانِof faithثُمَّThenيَتَلَأْلَأُit shinesإِلَىtoالصَّدْرِthe chestفَيَقُومُIt establishesلَهُfor himفِعْلَthe actالإِسْلَامِof IslamثُمَّThenيَنْتَشِرُit spreadsذَٰلِكَthatالنُّورُlightفِيinجَمِيعِallالأَعْضَاءِthe limbs
Then that light shines to the heart, establishing in the servant the act of faith, then it shines to the chest, establishing for him the act of Islam, then that light spreads in all the limbs.
فَيَتَقَاضَىSo the servant enjoinsبِالْاجْتِنَابِwith avoidingعَنْfromالْمَعَاصِيsinsوَالِائْتِمَارِand complyingبِالْأَوَامِرِwith the commands
So the servant enjoins avoiding from sins and complying with the commands.
وَبِإِجَابَةٍAnd by respondingالْعَبْدُthe servantإِلَىtoذَٰلِكَthatصَارَhe becameمُؤْمِنًاa believerتَقِيًّاpiousحَتَّىuntilدَخَلَhe entersتَحْتَunderقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَىExaltedإِنَّIndeedأَكْرَمَكُمْthe most honored among youعِندَwithاللَّهَGodأَتْقَاكُمْis the most pious among you
And by responding to that, the servant became a believer and pious until he entered under His saying, Exalted is He, 'Indeed, the most honored among you with God is the most pious among you.'
وَقِيلَAnd it was saidلِلنَّبِيِّto the Prophetلَهُto himمَنْwho fromآلَكَyou?قَالَHe saidكُلُّEveryمُؤْمِنٍbelieverفَإِنَّFor ifلَمْnotيَجِبْhe respondsإِلَىtoذَٰلِكَthatزَالَhe losesعَنْهُfrom himالتَّقْوَىpietyوَاتَّسَمَand he is markedبِسَمَةٍwith a markالْفَسْقِof corruptionبِإِرْتِكَابِهِfor committingالْمَعَاصِيsinsفَيَخَافُHe fearsعَلَيْهِupon himلِفَسْقِهِfor his corruptionلَهُto himبِمَحْضِby mereإِيمَانِهِhis faith
And it was said to the Prophet, 'Who is he?' He said, 'Every believer; for if he does not respond to that, he loses piety from him and he is marked with the mark of corruption for committing sins; he fears upon him for his corruption by mere faith.'
فَإِذَاSo whenصَارَhe becomesهَاهُنَاhereعُقُودٌcontractsأَرْبَعَةٌfourوَيُرَجَّىand it is hopedالتَّوْحِيدُthe Onenessوَالْمَعْرِفَةُand the knowledgeوَالْإِيمَانُand the faithوَالْإِسْلَامُand the Islamلَيْسَتْare notهِيَtheyبِوَاحِدَةٍoneوَلَاnorمُتَغَايِرَةٍvarious
So when he becomes here, there are four contracts: Oneness, knowledge, faith, and Islam, they are not one nor are they various.
فَإِذَاSo ifاجْتَمَعَتْthey gatherصَارَتْthey becomeدِينًاa religionوَهِيَand it isمَعْنَىthe meaningقَوْلِهِof His sayingتَعَالَىExaltedإِنَّIndeedالدِّينَthe religionعِندَwithاللَّهِGodالإِسْلَامُis Islam
So if they gather, they become a religion, and it is the meaning of His saying, Exalted is He, 'Indeed, the religion with God is Islam.'
إِلَىtoالْخَبَرِthe reportالْمَرْوِيِّreportedعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetوَهُوَand it isمَاwhatرُوِيَhas been narratedعَنْfromإِبْنِIbnعُمَرَUmarرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedاللَّهَGodتَعَالَىExaltedعَنْهُwith him
To the report narrated from the Prophet, and it is what has been narrated from Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him.