Tafsir as-Saadi (تيسير الكريم الرحمن في تفسير كلام المنان) — Page 1625

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التَّذْكِرَةِ مُعْرِضِينَ * كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُسْتَنْفِرَةٌ * فَرَّتْ مِنْ قَسْوَرَةِ * بَلْ يُرِيدُ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ مِنْهُمْ أَنْ يُؤْتَى صُحُفًا مُنَشِّرَةً * كَلَّا بَلْ لَا يَخَافُونَ الْآخِرَةَ * كَلَّا إِنَّهُ تَذْكِرَةٌ * فَمَنْ شَاءَ ذَكَرَهُ * وَمَا يَذْكُرُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ هُوَ أَهْلُ التَّقْوَى وَأَهْلُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ}

(from previous page) ⟵ No! By the moon, and by the night when it retreats, and by the dawn when it brightens, indeed, it is one of the greatest [calamities], a warning to humanity, to whoever among you wishes to advance or lag behind. Every soul is held in pledge for what it has earned, except the companions of the right. In gardens, they will ask one another about the criminals, "What landed you in Saqar (Hell)?" They will say, "We were not among those who prayed, nor did we feed the poor, and we used to indulge in vain talk with those who indulged, and we used to deny the Day of Judgment until certainty came to us." So the intercession of intercessors will not benefit them. They are turning away from the reminder, as if they were frightened donkeys fleeing from a lion. Rather, every one of them wants to be given open scrolls. No! Rather, they do not fear the Hereafter. No! Indeed, it is a reminder. So whoever wills may remember it. And they will not remember unless Allah wills. He is worthy of awe and worthy of forgiveness.

{كَلَّا هُنَا بِمَعْنَى: حَقًّا، أَوْ بِمَعْنَى أَلَا الِاسْتِفْتَاحِيَّةُ، فَأَقْسَمَ تَعَالَى بِالْقَمَرِ، وَبِاللَّيْلِ وَقْتِ إِدْبَارِهِ، وَالنَّهَارِ وَقْتِ إِسْفَارِهِ، لِاشْتِمَالِ الْمَذْكُورَاتِ عَلَى آيَاتِ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمَةِ الدَّالَّةِ عَلَى كَمَالِ قُدْرَةِ اللَّهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ، وَسَعَةِ سُلْطَانِهِ، وَعُمُومِ رَحْمَتِهِ، وَإِحَاطَةِ عِلْمِهِ، وَالْمُقْسَمِ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلُهُ: {إِنَّهَا} أَيِ النَّارُ لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ} أَيِ: لِإِحْدَى الْعَظَائِمِ الطَّامَّةِ وَالْأُمُورِ الْهَامَّةِ

"Kalla" here means "truly," or acts as an opening particle. The Almighty swears by the moon, by the night as it departs, and by the day as it brightens, because these things contain great signs of Allah that indicate the perfection of His power and wisdom, the vastness of His authority, the universality of His mercy, and the encompassing nature of His knowledge. What is sworn upon is His saying: {Indeed, it is one of the greatest}, meaning one of the overwhelming calamities and significant matters.

فَإِذَا أَعْلَمْنَاكُمْ بِهَا، وَكُنْتُمْ عَلَى بَصِيرَةٍ مِنْ أَمْرِهَا، فَمَنْ شَاءَ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَقَدَّمَ، فَيَعْمَلَ بِمَا يُقَرِّبُهُ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَيُدْنِيهِ مِنْ رِضَاهُ، وَيُزَلِّفَهُ مِنْ دَارِ كَرَامَتِهِ، أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ عَمَّا خُلِقَ لَهُ وَعَمَّا يُحِبُّهُ اللَّهُ وَيَرْضَاهُ، فَيَعْمَلَ بِالْمَعَاصِي، وَيَتَقَرَّبَ إِلَى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ كَمَا قَالَ تَعَالَى: {وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ} الْآيَةُ.

Once We have informed you of this and you have insight into the matter, whoever among you wills may advance by doing what brings him closer to his Lord, draws him near to His pleasure, and leads him to the abode of His honor. Or, one may lag behind from what he was created for and what Allah loves and approves, committing sins and drawing near to the fire of Hell, as the Almighty said: {And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills—let him believe; and whoever wills—let him disbelieve"}.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (57 verbs · 106 nouns)

• فَرَّ — to flee
• أَرَادَ — to want
• أَتَى — to come
• تَذْكِرَة — reminder
• حِمَار — donkey
• مُسْتَنْفِر — one who causes to flee; one who mobilizes/rouses