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وَاتَّقُواAnd fearالنَّارَthe fireالَّتِيthatأُعِدَّتْhas been preparedلِلْكَافِرِينَfor the disbelievers

And fear the fire that has been prepared for the disbelievers.

وَالْفِعْلُAnd the verbالْمَاضِيthe pastهُوَisالْلَّفْظُthe termالدَّالُّthat indicatesعَلَىthatثُبُوتِthe establishmentمَعْنَىof meaningفِيinزَمَانٍtimeقَبْلَbeforeزَمَانٍthe timeإِخْبَارِكَ،of your information,

And the verb is the term that indicates the establishment of meaning in a time before the time of your information.

فَالْجَنَّةُSo Paradiseوَالنَّارُand the Fireمَخْلُوقَتَانِare createdقَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatيَقُولَHe saysجِبْرِيلُGabrielعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلَامُ:peace be upon him:

So Paradise and the Fire were created before Gabriel peace be upon him says to Muhammad peace be upon him:

أُعِدَّتْit has been preparedلِلْمُتَّقِينَ،for the pious,أُعِدَّتْit has been preparedلِلْكَافِرِينَ؛for the disbelievers;وَلَفْظُand the termنَجْعَلُهَاwe make itفِيinقَوْلِهِhis sayingتَعَالَىthe Exalted:

It has been prepared for the pious, it has been prepared for the disbelievers; and the term we make it in His saying, the Exalted:

تِلْكَThatالْدارُHouseالْآخِرَةُof the Hereafterنَجْعَلُهَاwe make itلِلَّذِينَfor those whoلَاdo notيُرِيدُونَwantعُلُوًّاarroganceفِيinالْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَاand notفَسَادًاcorruption

That House of the Hereafter, we make it for those who do not want arrogance in the earth nor corruption.

بِمَعْنَىIt meansنُعْطِيهَاwe give itكَقَوْلِهِlike his sayingتَعَالَى:the Exalted:جَعَلْتُI madeلَهُfor himمَالًاwealthمَمْدُودًاabundantأَيْthat isأَعْطَيْتُI have givenلَهُto himلَاnot(تَفْنَيَانِ)(they fade away)

It means we give it like His saying the Exalted: I made for him wealth abundant; that is I have given him not (to fade away).

وَمَعْنَاهُAnd its meaningيَطْرَأُmay occurعَلَيْهِمَاon themالْفَنَاءُthe extinctionوَلَكِنbutلَاnotيَكُونُit will beفَنَاؤُهَاits extinctionأَبَدِيًّاeverlastingبَلratherمُوقَتًاtemporaryلِقَوْلِهِdue to His sayingتَعَالَى:the Exalted:كُلُّEveryشَيْءٍthingهَالِكٌis perishingإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُHis face

And its meaning may occur on them the extinction, but it will not be its extinction everlasting; it will rather be temporary due to His saying the Exalted: Every thing is perishing except His face.

أَوْلَاAnd does notيَلْحَقُهَاattach to itالْفَنَاءُthe extinctionأَصْلًا،at all,

And does not attach to it the extinction at all,

أَمَّاAs forقَوْلُهُHis sayingتَعَالَى:the Exalted:كُلُّEveryشَيْءٍthingهَالِكٌis perishingإِلَّاexceptوَجْهَهُHis face

As for His saying the Exalted: Every thing is perishing except His face,

مَعْنَاهُits meaningأَنْis thatكُلُّeveryمُمْكِنٌpossibleفَهُوَis

its meaning is that every possible is perishing in itself,

بِمَعْنَىmeaning thatالْوُجُودُthe existenceالْمُمْكِنِّيof the possibleبِالنَّظَرِin viewإِلَىtoالْوُجُودِthe existenceالْوَاجِبِيthe obligatoryبِمَنْزِلَةِis likeالْعَدَمِ،the non-existence,

meaning that the existence of the possible in view of the obligatory existence is like the non-existence,

وَالْبَقَاءُand the permanenceالْعَارِضِيthe accidentalبِالنَّظَرِin viewإِلَىtoالْبَقَاءِthe permanenceالذَّاتِيthe essentialبِمَنْزِلَةِis likeالْفَنَاءِthe extinction

and the permanence of the accidental in view of the essential permanence is like the extinction,

وَلَاAnd does notتَمُوتُdieالْحُورُthe hourisالْعَيْنُthe beautiful onesأَبَدًاeverأَيْmeaning thatلَاnotالذِّكْرُthe mentionفَحَسَبُonlyمِثْلَlikeقِصَّةِthe storyالْكَافِرِينَof the disbelieversوَلَيْسَand notلِلْمَذْكُورِto the mentionedفِيْهَاin itفَضْلٌa virtueوَهُمْand they areالْكَافِرِينَthe disbelieversوَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseالْأَسْمَاءُthe namesوَالْصِّفَاتُand the attributesكُلُّهَاallمُسْتَوِيَةٌare equal

And the houris, the beautiful ones do not ever die; meaning that they are not just mentioned like the story of the disbelievers; and not to the mentioned it has a virtue, and they are the disbelievers. Likewise, the names and the attributes are all equal.