Qisas al-Anbiya by Ibn Kathir (قصص الأنبياء لابن كثير) — Page 713

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

الرَّقِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

The Watcher over them, and You are Witness over all things.

إِن تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِن تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ.

If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

يُخْبِرُ تَعَالَى أَنَّهُ يَسْأَلُ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى سَبِيلِ الْإِكْرَامِ لَهُ وَالتَّقْرِيعِ وَالتَّوْبِيخِ لِعَابِدِيهِ مِمَّنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيْهِ وَافْتَرَى وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ ابْنُ اللَّهِ، أَوْ أَنَّهُ اللَّهُ أَوْ أَنَّهُ شَرِيكُهُ، تَعَالَى اللَّهُ عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ، فَيَسْأَلُهُ وَهُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقَعْ مِنْهُ مَا يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ وَلَكِنْ لِتَوْبِيخِ مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: ﴿ أَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي إِلَهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ اللهِ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ ﴾، أَيْ لَيْسَ هَذَا يَسْتَحِقُّهُ أَحَدٌ سِوَاكَ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ وَهَذَا تَأَدُّبٌ عَظِيمٌ فِي الْخِطَابِ وَالْجَوَابِ مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلَّا مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ أَيْ مَا قُلْتُ غَيْرَ مَا أَمَرْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ حِينَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَنزَلْتَ عَلَيَّ الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي كَانَ يُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ.

The Almighty informs us that He will ask Jesus, son of Mary, peace be upon him, on the Day of Resurrection, as a way of honoring him and rebuking and reprimanding those who worshipped him, from among those who lied about him, fabricated falsehoods, and claimed that he was the son of God, or that he was God, or that he was His partner—exalted is God above what they say. He will ask him, while He knows that what He is asking him about did not occur from him, but rather to rebuke those who lied about him. He will say to him: 'Did you say to the people, take me as two gods besides God?' He will say, 'Exalted are You! It is not for me to say what I have no right to,' meaning, no one deserves this except You. 'If I had said it, You would have known it. You know what is in my soul, and I do not know what is in Your soul. Indeed, it is You who is the Knower of the unseen.' This is a great display of etiquette in address and response. 'I did not say to them except what You commanded me,' meaning, I did not say anything other than what You commanded me to say when You sent me to them and revealed to me the Book that was recited to them.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (35 verbs · 53 nouns)

• عَذَّبَ — to punish
• غَفَرَ — to forgive
• أَخْبَرَ — to inform
• رَقِيب — observer
• شَيْء — thing
• شَهِيد — witness