ٱلْمَطَالِبُThe demandsٱلْعَالِيَةُhighٱلَّتِيthatٱشْتَمَلَتْincludedعَلَيْهَاin itسُورَةُthe chapter ofٱلْفَاتِحَةِAl-Fatiha
The high demands that are included in the chapter of Al-Fatiha.
ٱعْلَمْKnowأَنَّthatهَذِهِthisٱلسُّورَةَchapterٱشْتَمَلَتْincludedعَلَىuponأُمَّهَاتِthe coreٱلْمَطَالِبِdemandsٱلْعَالِيَةِhighأَتْمَّin the most completeٱشْتِمَالٍinclusion
Know that this chapter includes the essential high demands in the most complete inclusion.
وَتَضَمَّنَتْهَاand it comprised themأَكْمَلَin the most fullتَضَمُّنٍcomprehensive manner
And it fully comprised them.
فَٱشْتَمَلَتْSo it includedعَلَىtheٱلتَّعْرِيفِdefinitionبِٱلْمَعْبُودِof the worshipped– تَبَارَكَ- Blessedوَتَعَالَىٰand Exalted––بِثَلَاثَةِwith threeأَسْمَاءٍnames
So it included the definition of the worshipped - Blessed and Exalted - with three names,
مُرَجَّعٌreferringإِلَيْهَاto themوَمَدَارُهَاand its focusعَلَيْهَاis upon themجَمِيعُall ofٱلْأَسْمَاءِthe namesٱلْحُسْنَىٰthe most beautifulوَٱلصِّفَاتِand the attributesٱلْعُلْيَاthe highest
to which all the most beautiful names and highest attributes refer and upon which they center.
وَهِيَAnd they are«ٱللَّهُ،"Allah,وَٱلرَّبُّ،and the Lord,وَٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ»the Most Merciful"
And they are "Allah, the Lord, and the Most Merciful."
وَبُنِيَتْAnd is builtٱلسُّورَةُthe chapterعَلَىuponٱلْإِلَٰهِيةِdivinityوَٱلرُّبُوبِيَّةِlordshipوَٱلرَّحْمَةِand mercy
And the chapter is built upon divinity, lordship, and mercy.
فَـSo«إِيَّاكَ"You aloneنَعْبُدُ»we worship"مَبْنِيٌّis builtعَلَىuponٱلْإِلَٰهِيةِdivinity
So "You alone we worship" is built upon divinity.
وَ«إِيَّاكَAnd "You aloneنَسْتَعِينُ»we seek help"عَلَىuponٱلرُّبُوبِيَّةِlordship
And "You alone we seek help" upon lordship.
وَطَلَبُAnd the requestٱلْهَدَايَةِfor guidanceإِلَىtoٱلصِّرَاطِthe pathٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِthe straightبِصِفَةِwith the attributeٱلرَّحْمَةِof mercy
And the request for guidance to the straight path with the attribute of mercy
وَٱلْحَمْدُand praiseيَتَضَمَّنُcontainsٱلْأُمُورَthe mattersٱلثَّلَاثَةَthree
and praise contains the three matters.
فَهُوَHe isٱلْمَحْمُودُthe Praisedفِيinإِلَٰهِتِهِ،His divinity,وَرُبُوبِيَّتِهِ،His lordship,وَرَحْمَتِهِand His mercy
He is the Praised in His divinity, His lordship, and His mercy.
وَٱلثَّنَاءُAnd the praiseوَٱلْمَجْدُand gloryكَمَالَانِare two perfectionsلِجَلَالِهِof His majesty
And praise and glory are two perfections of His majesty.
أَيْi.e.ٱلْجَلَالَةُmajestyٱلْعَظَمَةُis grandeur
i.e., majesty is grandeur.
وَتَضَمَّنَتْAnd it includedإِثْبَاتَthe affirmationٱلْمَعَادِ،of the resurrection,وَجَزَاءَand the rewardٱلْعِبَادِof the servantsبِأَعْمَالِهِمْfor their deedsحَسَنِهَاthe good of themوَسَيِّئِهَاand the bad of them
And it included the affirmation of the resurrection, and the reward of the servants for their deeds, both the good and the bad of them.
وَتَفَرَّدَAnd aloneٱلرَّبُّthe Lordتَعَالَىٰthe Exaltedبِٱلْحُكْمِin judgingإِذْatذَاكَthat timeبَيْنَamongٱلْخَلَائِقِ،the creation,وَكَوْنِand thatحُكْمِهِHis judgmentبِٱلْعَدْلِis with justice
And the Lord, the Exalted, alone judges at that time among the creation, and that His judgment is with justice.
وَكُلُّAnd allهَذَاthisهُوَisٱلْإِيمَانُbeliefبِٱلْيَوْمِin the Dayٱلَّذِيwhichتَحْتَis underقَوْلِهِHis saying«مَالِكِ"Masterيَوْمِof the Dayٱلدِّينِ»of Judgment"
And all this is the belief in the Day which is under His saying, "Master of the Day of Judgment."
وَتَضَمَّنَتْAnd it includedإِثْبَاتَthe affirmationٱلنُّبُوَّاتِof propheciesمِنْfromجِهَاتٍaspectsعِدَّةٍmultiple
And it included the affirmation of prophecies from multiple aspects.
أَحَدُهَاOne of themكَوْنُهُis His beingرَبَّthe Lordٱلْعَالَمِينَof the worlds
One of them is His being the Lord of the worlds.
فَلَاSo it does notيَلِيقُbehooveبِهِHimأَنْtoيَتْرُكَleaveعِبَادَهُHis servantsسُدًىneglectedهَمَلًاabandoned
So it does not behoove Him to leave His servants neglected and abandoned.
أَيْi.e.مُرَبِّيَهُمْtheir Sustainerبِٱلنِّعَمِwith blessingsوَأَجَلُّهَاand the greatest of themٱلْوَحْيُis revelation
i.e., their Sustainer with blessings, and the greatest of them is revelation,
وَإِرْسَالُand the sendingٱلرُّسُلِof the messengersوَإِنْزَالُand the sending downٱلْهُدَىٰof guidanceوَٱلْعِلْمِand knowledgeوَٱلْحِكْمَةِand wisdom
and the sending of the messengers, and the sending down of guidance, knowledge, and wisdom,
وَٱلْآلَاءِand the favorsٱلْمُتَتَالِيَةِsuccessiveٱلَّتِيwhichلَاdo notتَنْقَطِعُceaseعَنْهُمْfrom themطَرْفَةَfor the blinkعَيْنٍof an eye
and the successive favors which do not cease from them for the blink of an eye.
وَهُوَAnd He isٱلْقَيُّومُthe Self-SustainingٱلَّذِيWhoيَقُومُsustainsبِعِلْمِهِwith His knowledgeوَحِكْمَتِهِand wisdomوَقُوَّتِهِand powerعَلَىoverتَدْبِيرِmanagingأُمُورِthe affairs ofٱلْعَالَمِينَthe worldsفِيinكُلِّeveryلَحْظَةٍmoment
And He is the Self-Sustaining Who sustains with His knowledge, wisdom, and power the management of the affairs of the worlds in every moment.
وَهُوَAnd He isٱلْقَاهِرُthe SubduerفَوْقَaboveعِبَادِهِHis servantsٱلْحَكِيمُthe Wiseٱلْخَبِيرُthe All-Aware
And He is the Subduer above His servants, the Wise, the All-Aware,
ٱلَّذِيWhoيُسَخِّرُsubjectsهَذِهِtheseٱلْعَوَالِمَworldsلِبَعْضِهَاto one another
Who subjects these worlds to one another,
وَيُسَخِّرُand subjectsجَمِيعَallمَاthatفِيis inٱلسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensوَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthمِنْهَاfrom itلِلْإِنْسَانِfor man
and subjects all that is in the heavens and the earth thereof for man,
لِيُرَبِّيَهُto nurture himوَيُنَمِّيَهُand develop him
to nurture him and develop him,
فَيُرَبِّيَهَاso he nurtures itوَيَنْمُوَand growsوَيَسْمُوَand risesعَلَىoverدَرَجَاتِthe degrees ofٱلْكَمَالِperfectionوَٱلْكَرَامَةِand dignityٱلْإِنْسَانِيَّةِhuman
so he nurtures it and grows and rises over the degrees of perfection and human dignity,
إِذَاifعَرَفَhe recognizesنِعَمَthe blessings ofرَبِّهِhis Lordعَلَيْهِupon himوَرَحْمَتَهُand His mercyبِهِtoward him
if he recognizes the blessings of his Lord upon him and His mercy toward him.