Al-Qawl al-Mufid ala Kitab al-Tawhid — Volume 2 (القول المفيد على كتاب التوحيد) — Page 201

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ}.

Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.

قَوْلُهُ: أَفَأَمِنُوا: الضَّمِيرُ يَعُودُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْقُرَى؛ لِأَنَّ مَا قَبْلَهَا قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَى أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ أَوْ أَمِنَ أَهْلُ الْقُرَى أَنْ يَأْتِيَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا ضُحًى وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَ}.

His saying: 'Did they feel secure': The pronoun refers to the people of the towns, because what precedes it is the saying of Allah the Exalted: 'Did the people of the towns feel secure that Our punishment would come to them at night while they were asleep? Or did the people of the towns feel secure that Our punishment would come to them in the morning while they were playing? Did they then feel secure against the plan of Allah? But none feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.'

فَقَوْلُهُ: وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ يَدُلُّ عَلَى كَمَالِ الْأَمْنِ لِأَنَّهُمْ فِي بِلَادِهِمْ، وَأَنَّ الْخَائِفَ لَا يَنَامُ؛

His saying: 'while they were asleep' indicates complete security, because they were in their own lands, and one who is fearful does not sleep.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (16 verbs · 43 nouns)

• أَمِنَ — to feel safe
• عَادَ — to return
• أَتَى — to come
• بَابٌ — chapter
• قَوْلٌ — saying
• مَكْرٌ — plot