本段延续了本章的主题:使信仰的真义在人们心中得以实现,从而使他们纯粹为了真主的缘故而慷慨施舍财物。其中包含与前一部分相似的感人之处。段落开始时,向那些当时尚未达到真主所期望标准的信士们发出了一句规劝。它将早先启示的民众中那些心肠随着时间推移而变硬、因而违背诫命的群体,摆在他们面前作为借鉴。

This part continues with the main theme of the surah: fulfilment of the true meaning of faith in people’s hearts so that they come forward with financial sacrifice purely for God’s sake. It includes inspiring touches similar to those found in the first part. It begins with a note of remonstration addressed to the believers who had not at that time attained the standard God wanted them to attain. It puts before them the situation of communities from among the people of earlier revelations whose hearts had hardened as time went by and, as a result, transgressed.

信徒们被警告不要落入同样的境地，同时也有一个令人愉悦的前景摆在他们面前：真主使心灵重获新生，正如祂使已经枯死的大地重新焕发生机一样。

The believers are warned against ending up in the same position, but a pleasant prospect is also put before them, telling them that God gives hearts a fresh life in the same way as He restores life to the earth after it has been lifeless.

接着我们来看后世。这与一再号召人们向真主慷慨借贷相结合，这种借贷承诺加倍偿还并给予丰厚的回报。因此，这与该章第一部分所陈述的内容相呼应。

Then we take a look at the next world. This is coupled with a repeat call to offer a generous loan to God, one that promises multiple repayment and a generous reward. This, thus, mirrors what was stated in the first part of the surah.

然后，今世的一切价值都被置于真主的天平之上，与后世的价值相权衡。前者看上去如同微小而轻飘的玩物，而后者则显得庄重严肃，攫取着我们的注意力。

All values of this present life are then put on God’s scales and weighed against the values of the life to come. The first seem like small and light playthings while the others appear serious, capturing our attention.

因此,信士们受到召唤,应当争先恐后地追求那些真实的价值,以便在广阔无边的天园中享受其成果。

Believers are, therefore, invited to hasten to those real values so that they can enjoy their results in a heaven that is immeasurably vast.

此外，这座天堂已经为那些信仰真主及其使者的人预备好了。

Furthermore, this heaven has been made ready to receive those who believe in God and His messengers.

信徒随后被带回到今世的现实处境与其中的种种事件之中。他们认识到，无论发生什么，无论是好是坏，都出于真主的意志。因此，为主付出钱财对他们而言变得轻而易举，今世的享乐也不再有什么分量。相反，他们所有的念想与情感都向往天堂。

The believers are then brought back to their present condition in this life and its events. They realize that whatever happens, good or bad, is by God’s will. Thus, financial sacrifice becomes easy for them and the luxuries of this world are of no consequence. Instead, all their thoughts and feelings aspire to heaven.

难道信道者的心,对于真主的记念和已降示的真理,还不该谦卑恭顺吗?不要像那些先前曾被赐予经典的人,岁月久长之后他们的心就硬化了,他们中许多人是犯罪的悖逆者。你们应当知道,真主能使已经死寂的大地重新复活。我已经为你们清楚地阐明了许多迹象,以便你们能够理智地思考。(第16-17节)

Is it not time for believers that their hearts should feel humble at the remembrance of God and the truth that has been bestowed from on high, and not to be like those who were granted revelations before them and whose hearts have hardened with the passing of time? Many of these are now transgressors! Know that God restores the earth to life after it has been lifeless. We have made Our revelations clear to you so that you may use your reason. (Verses 16-17)

这段充满温情的劝诫出自至慈的真主，它促使那些迟迟不愿沐浴在祂恩典之中的心灵做出全面的回应，因为真主已派遣祂的使者召唤他们信仰。祂赐予他的启示必将把他们从黑暗引向光明。祂还在他们周围的宇宙以及祂的全部创造中，向他们展示了启迪人心的迹象。这段劝诫充满柔情，同时唤起他们对真主威严的感受，使他们在提及祂时自觉谦卑。如此，他们才能以应有的顺从、归服和服从，来接受从天降下的真理。劝诫中也略带一丝批评，责备他们回应得太慢："信道的人们，难道还没有到时候，使他们的心在真主的教诲和从天降下的真理面前谦卑下来吗？"（第16节）

This profoundly touching remonstration by God, the Ever Merciful, urges a complete response from hearts that have been slow to bask in His grace after He has sent them His Messenger calling on them to believe. He granted him revelations that are sure to take them out of darkness into light. He has also shown them enlightening signs in the universe around them and in all His creation. This note of remonstration overflows with tenderness as it arouses in them feelings of His majesty so that they humble themselves when He is mentioned. In this way can they receive the truth bestowed from on high with what it deserves of obedience, submission and obedience to God. This is coupled with a touch of criticism for their slow response: “Is it not time for believers that their hearts should feel humble at the remembrance of God and the truth that has been bestowed from on high.” (Verse 16)

在此劝勉与鼓励之外，又加入了对懈怠与疏忽的警告。经文告诉他们，当时光流逝、缺少对上主及其真理的忆念所带来的滋润时，心会如何变硬：“难道信士们还没有到敬畏安拉、心怀谦卑来接受安拉降示的真理的时候吗？不要像先前接受天启的人那样，岁月久长，他们的心便硬化了，他们大多是悖逆的人。”（第16节） 心一旦变硬，所产生的只有罪恶与悖逆。人心容易变化，很快就会遗忘。当它明亮起来时，就像一道播撒生机的光芒。

To this note of urging and encouragement is added a warning against slackening and negligence. It tells them how hearts harden when time passes without refreshment provided by remembrance of God and His truth: “And not to be like those who were granted revelations before them and whose hearts have hardened with the passing of time? Many of these are now transgressors” (Verse 16) When hearts harden, all they produce is sin and disobedience. The human heart is subject to quick changes, it easily forgets. When it brightens up it is like a ray of light spreading life.

如果心长时间得不到提醒,它就会变得麻木、僵硬,并失去光泽。因此,心需要不断的提醒,才能保持柔软与明亮。它必须时刻保持警觉,以免变得坚硬。

Should it stay long without reminders, it becomes blunted, hardened and loses its light. Therefore, it requires constant reminders so that it remains soft and enlightened. It must always be alert so as not to harden.

接下来是一项新的献祭激励。

A new incentive to sacrifice now follows:

施舍慷慨的男女，以及向真主做了美好借贷的人，他们所施舍的将获得倍增的回报，并将得到丰厚的赏赐。信奉真主和他的使者的人，他们是诚实的人，是在主那里为真理作证的人，他们将获得自己的回报和光明。否认和否定我的启示的人，他们是烈火的居民。（第18-19节）

Those who give generously in charity, men and women, and thus offer a goodly loan to God, [their loan] will be repaid in multiples, and they will have a generous reward. Those who believe in God and His messengers are the ones who uphold the truth, and who will bear witness to it before their Lord. They will have their reward and their light. Those who disbelieve and deny Our revelations are the dwellers of the blazing fire. (Verses 18-19)

那些慷慨施舍的人，不会在施予之后向受施者索取回报，也不会以此来要挟对方。他们所做的一切，并非是与人打交道，而是直接与真主交易，把钱财借给祂。还有什么比这更能激励人行善呢？对于一个乐善好施的信士而言，还有什么感受比这更深刻：他是在把钱借给真主——祂无需任何人，并且会将善行成倍地偿还。他还能指望什么比这更好呢？他所交易的对象，是掌管整个宇宙主权的那一位；而他在施舍中所花费的一切，都将成倍地归还给他，并附上丰厚的报酬。

Those who give generously in charity do not couple their action by pressing for favours from the recipients of that charity. In all this, they do not deal with people. They deal directly with God, offering Him a loan. What better incentive for charity! Can there be a more profound feeling for a charitable believer than that he is giving a loan to God who has no need of anyone and who repays good deeds in multiples. Can he hope for anything better than dealing with the One who has dominion over the entire universe, and that whatever he spends in charity will be given back in multiples together with a generous reward?

持守真理的人享有极高的地位，这一点有多段先知的圣训可以证明。然而，凭借真主的恩典，这种崇高的地位是容易获得的，它并不为任何个人或群体所专有。凡真心信仰真主及其使者的人，都可以追求这一崇高境界。真主的恩典是没有限度的："信仰真主及其使者的人，他们就是持守真理的人。"（第19节）这正是此宗教的独特之处。它是向所有人敞开的道路，是人人都可以追求的崇高标准。没有任何人享有特殊的地位。只有善行才能使人达到最高的层次。这一宗教中不存在阶级制度。

Those who uphold the truth enjoy a very high status, as indicated by several statements made by the Prophet. Yet this high status is, by the grace of God, easy to achieve. It is not reserved for any individual or group. Whoever truly believes in God and His messengers can aspire to this height. God’s grace is without limit: “ Those who believe in God and His messengers are the ones who uphold the truth.” (Verse 19) This is the distinctive characteristic of this religion. It is a way open to all people, a lofty standard to which all can aspire. There is no privileged position for anyone in particular. Only good action elevates people to the highest level. There is no class system in this religion.

伊玛目马立克转述，艾布·赛义德·胡德里传述：先知ﷺ说："天堂中的人会仰望他们上方高处宫殿中的人，就像你们在东方或西方的远方寻找一颗正在远去的明亮星辰一样。"有人问他：这些宫殿是否只为先知所预备，除先知之外没有人能够达到？他说："以掌握我灵魂的那一位起誓，others也能达到：那些信仰真主及其使者的人。"[由布哈里和穆斯林辑录。] 这段话谈的是信仰，随后又提到为之献出生命，谈到那些"作证"的人，也就是殉道者。在阿拉伯语中，"沙希德"一词兼有两层含义："谁将在他们的主面前为此作证？他们将得到他们的报酬和光明。"（第19节）《古兰经》中多次提到殉道者所享有的崇高地位，先知ﷺ的诸多圣训中也有类似的论述。若没有护卫的力量，没有艰苦的奋斗，这一宗教就无法在人类生活中得到妥善确立。奋斗的目的在于守护信仰，在信徒遭遇考验时保护他们，并维护其律法不受败坏。因此，为真主之道而殉难的人，是唯一配得这一称号并作证的人，他们在主面前享有特殊的地位和位置。

接下来的这段话评论的是对高尚信仰的呼吁，以及为之牺牲生命和财产的号召。它表明，对于渴望天堂的人来说，今世的生活微不足道，不值得为之留恋。

The next touch comments on this call to a high standard of faith and the sacrifice of life and property. It shows the life of this world to be too trivial to have any value for people who aspire to heaven.

你们要知道，今世的生活不过是游戏、娱乐、虚饰、彼此夸耀，以及在财富和子女上互相竞逐。它就像雨水，雨水使植物生长，令耕种者欢喜；随后植物枯黄，你看见它变黄，最终化为碎屑。而在后世，有严厉的惩罚，也有真主的赦宥和喜悦的接纳。今世的生活不过是虚幻的享受。

Know that the life of this world is but a play, a passing delight, a beautiful show, a cause of boasting among you and a quest for more riches and children. It is like the rain that causes the plants to grow, and thus gives delight to the sowers. Then it withers, and you can see it turn yellow, and in the end it crumbles into dust. In the life to come there is terrible suffering, as well as God's forgiveness and His goodly acceptance. The life of this world is no more than an illusory pleasure.

（第20节）

(Verse 20)

当以这个世界自身的衡量标准和尺度来看时，它确实显得非常伟大。然而，若将它与来世及其标准相比，它便显得微不足道。这节经文所描绘的画面中，相较于决定世人命运的来世之庄严，今世就如同孩童的玩具。它是一场游戏，一时的欢愉，一场美丽的表演，彼此的夸耀，以及对财富的追逐；我们所有表面上的辛勤与忙碌，其本质正是如此。一幅生动的图画为今世的状态作了比喻："它就像雨水，使植物生长，让播种者感到欢喜。"（第20节）此节经文中用来指"播种者"的词是"كُفَّار"（kuffār），其primary含义是"不信者"。这一用词是经过刻意选择的，它清楚地暗示：不信者正是因今世的财富而欢喜。

When evaluated by its own measures and standards, this world appears great indeed. However, when it is looked at against the life to come and its standards, it appears trivial. In the picture drawn in this verse, it looks like childrens toys compared to the seriousness of the life to come where peoples fates are decided. A play, a passing delight, a beautiful show, mutual boasting, and a quest for riches; this is the truth behind all our apparent hard work and preoccupation. An animated picture gives an example of what this life is like: "It is like the rain that causes the plants to grow, and thus gives delight to the sowers. ” (Verse 20) The word used in this verse for 'sowers' is ‘kuffar which primarily means unbelievers’. The choice is deliberate as it provides a clear hint to the fact that unbelievers are delighted by the riches of this world.

"接着它枯萎了，你会看到它变黄。"（第20节）它已成熟，可以收割了。这一切都是暂时的，只持续很短的一段时间。它达到繁盛，"最后却化为碎屑。"如此，生命的画卷借由一连串生动而熟悉的景象展开，最终随着一切化为尘土而落幕。

"Then it withers, and you can see it turn yellow.” (Verse 20) It is ready for harvest. It is all temporary, lasting but for a short while. It attains its fullness "and in the end it crumbles into dust.” Thus the film of life, shown in a host of lively and familiar images, comes to an end as it all crumbles into dust.

后世的面貌与今世截然不同。人们不仅应当将此纳入考虑，还应当为之做好准备："在后世，有严厉的刑罚，也有真主的赦宥和喜悦的接纳。"（第20节）后世不会像今世一样转瞬即逝，也不会像那些枯萎的植物一样化为乌有。它包含清算、问责和永恒的延续。"今世的生活不过是虚幻的享乐。"（第20节）它的享乐没有真实的实质，它的诱惑建立在幻象之上，使人们忽视了真相。

该章呼召信士们在正确的领域中竞相争先，去争取那唯一值得追求的奖赏，这奖赏将决定他们在永恒的来世中的永久地位：

The surah calls the believers to compete in the proper field for the one and only worthwhile prize that will define their permanent status in the everlasting world:

……以求得你们主的宽恕，以及一座广阔如天地的乐园，那是为信仰真主及其使者的人所预备的。这是真主的恩惠，祂赐予所意欲的人。真主的恩惠实在浩大。（第21节）

with one another in seeking to attain your Lords forgiveness, and a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who believe in God and His messengers. Such is God's bounty which He grants to whomever He pleases. God's bounty is great indeed. (Verse 21)

在游戏、消遣和娱乐之事上相互竞争，追求更多财富和子嗣，这些都不配为已脱离孩童游戏的成年人所为。真正的竞赛，旨在赢得最伟大的奖赏："一座广阔如天地的乐园。"在人们发现这个宇宙浩瀚的事实之前，人们或许会以为这节经文以及先知ﷺ所说的类似言辞只是比喻。

Competing in play, pastimes and delightful pursuits, and seeking more riches and offspring are not worthy of adults who have outgrown childish play. The real race aims to win the greatest of all prizes, 'a paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth.' In the past, before the facts about the vastness of this universe were discovered, people might have thought this verse and similar statements made by the Prophet to be figurative.

今天，随着天文台揭示宇宙浩瀚无垠的广阔尺度，经文中提到天堂的广度以及地平线上所见的高耸宫殿，听来便是事实陈述，无需视为比喻。比如地球与太阳之间的距离，与宇宙中其他的距离相比，似乎微不足道。

Today, with observatories indicating the great, endless dimensions of the universe, the reference to the widths of heaven and the lofty mansions seen over the horizon sound factual and need not be treated as figurative. The distance between the earth and the sun, for example, seems insignificant when set against other distances in the universe.

这份伟大的奖赏就在乐园的花园之中，任何人都可以去争取获得。

This great prize in the garden of heaven is there for anyone to achieve.

诚邀所有人为之努力。参与的唯一条件是信仰真主和祂的使者："这是真主的恩典，祂将它赐给所意欲的人，真主是拥有重大恩典的主。"（第21节）

All are invited to strive for it. The only requirement to taking part is to believe in God and His Messenger: “Such is God's bounty which He grants to whomever He pleases. God's bounty is great indeed." (Verse 21)

真主的恩惠没有任何限制，人人都可以获得。这是值得我们为之竞争的奖赏。信士必须以开阔的眼界看待这伟大的存在，不应把自己局限于这个狭小的尘世生活，也不应把自己的关切与情感束缚于此。唯有如此，他才能承担与信仰者身份相称的使命。这一使命与世人卑微的贪欲、错误的思想、偏离正道的观念以及扭曲的心智相冲突。他将遭遇谬误及其倡导者的顽强抵抗，他们都会激烈地捍卫自己的立场。唯有那些仰望一个比今生更宏大、比大地更广阔、且永恒存在的世界的信士，才能经受住这一切。

God’s bounty is not restricted in any way. It is available to all. This is the prize to compete for. A believer must deal with this great existence, not limiting himself or restricting his concerns and feelings to life in this little earthly world. He needs to do this if he is to fulfil the role worthy of a person who has faith, the role that is in conflict with the petty greed of ordinary people, and with erring thoughts, deviant ideas and twisted minds. He will face stiff resistance by falsehood and its exponents, all of whom will defend their positions aggressively. No one can withstand this except a believer who looks at an existence that is greater than this life, bigger than the earth and everlasting.

这一章又增加了一段深刻的启示，关于真主的旨意，它必将实现。

The surah now adds a profound note about God’s will, which will always be done:

地上或你们自身所发生的任何灾难，在我使它降临之前，都已记录在一部天命之书中。这对真主而言是容易的，好让你们不为失去的东西而忧伤，也不为所得的东西而欣喜若狂。真主不喜爱那些傲慢自大的人，也不喜爱那些吝啬并教唆别人吝啬的人。那些转身离去的人应当记住，唯有真主是自足的，是应受赞颂的。（第22至24节）

No incident can take place, either on earth or in yourselves, unless it be recorded in a decree before We bring it into being - that is easy for God — so you need not grieve for what you miss or be overjoyed at what you gain. God does not love those who are arrogant and boastful; [nor] those who are niggardly and bid others to be niggardly. Those who turn away should remember that God alone is self-sufficient, worthy of praise. (Verses 22—24)

这个宇宙的设计如此完美,其中发生的任何事情都不是没有预定和预先安排的。没有任何事情是出于巧合或盲目的偶然而发生的。在地球以及生活在其上和曾经生活在其上的人被创造之前,真主完美而精确的知识就已涵盖了在其适当时刻所见的每一件发生的事。就真主的知识而言,不存在过去、现在或未来。

This universe is so perfectly designed that nothing happens in it unless it has been preordained and pre-planned. Nothing occurs as a result of coincidence or blind accident. Prior to the creation of the earth and those who live and have lived on it, Gods perfect and accurate knowledge encompassed every happening seen at its appropriate time. As far as Gods knowledge is concerned, there is no past, present or future.

这些时间的划分对我们这些会死的凡人有其作用,使事物能够置于适当的框架之中。我们无法理解和分辨没有界限的事物。尤其是人类,需要时间和地点的限制。我们不能超越这些限制去触及绝对者,除非在某些瞬间,我们的灵魂以一种不同于我们平常用来理解周围事物的方式,获得某种接触。 全能的真主是绝对的真理,祂从整体上看待生命与存在,没有边界、限制或约束。这个宇宙、它的事件以及它从开端到终结所经历的各个阶段,都存在于真主的知识之中,成为一个完整的整体,没有时间和地点的界限或分隔。每一件事都在一个只有真主才知道的整体设计中占有其位置。每一件发生在地球任何地方、或发生在人们身上、或特别是在启示该章经文时所针对的人们身上的事件,无论好坏,都在地球被创造之前、人被以其现有形态创造之前,就已记录在那永恒的册簿之中:“这对真主而言是容易的。”(第22节)

Such time demarcations serve a purpose for us, who are mortal, so as to put things within suitable frameworks. We cannot comprehend and distinguish things without limits. In particular, humans need time and place limits. We cannot go beyond these to touch the absolute except in certain flashes when our spirit receives such contact in some way other than that which we normally use to comprehend what is around us. God Almighty is the absolute truth who looks at life and existence in its totality, without boundaries, limits or restraints. This universe, its events and the stages it goes through from its beginning to its end exists in Gods knowledge as one complete whole, with no limits or separations of time and place. Every event has its place in an overall design known only to God. Every incident, good or bad, occurring in any part of the earth or to people generally or those addressed at the time of the surahs revelation in particular, is entered in that eternal record prior to the earth’s creation or people in the form they have been created in: “ That is easy for God.” (Verse 22)

第三部分简要概述了天启信息的历史，从努哈（Noah）和易卜拉欣（Abraham）开始。它阐明了这一信息在人们生活中的宗旨与目标，并简要提及早先天启的民众的状况，尤其是那些追随尔撒（耶稣，Jesus）的人。

The third part of the surah briefly outlines the history of the divine message, starting with Noah and Abraham. It states its aims and objectives in peoples lives, referring briefly to the conditions of the people of earlier revelations, particularly those who followed Jesus (peace be upon him).

我们确已派遣众使者，携带明证，并借着他们降下经典与天平，使众人主持公道。我们又降下铁，其中有巨大的威力，也对人类有诸多用处。这样，真主便能分辨出谁在暗中扶助祂和祂的使者。真主确是至强的，至尊的。 我们确已派遣努哈和易卜拉欣，并使先知之职和经典降临于他们的后裔。他们中有遵循正道的人，但多数人是悖逆者。此后，我们又接连派遣其他使者跟随他们的足迹。在这些使者之后，我们派遣了麦ryam之子尔撒。我们赐给他福音，并在追随他的人心中放入怜悯与仁慈。至于修道苦行，那是我们没有为他们规定的，是他们自己为求真主的喜悦而创立的，但他们却没有按照应有的方式去恪守。于是，我们赏赐了他们中确信的人应得的报酬，但他们中的多数人是悖逆者。（第25至27节）

We sent Our messengers with clear evidence of the truth, and through them We bestowed the book from on high, setting the balance, so that people could uphold justice. We have also sent down iron, with its mighty strength and diverse uses for mankind. Thus God may mark out those who would stand up for Him and His messengers, even though He is beyond the reach of human perception. God is indeed powerful, almighty. And We sent Noah and Abraham, and gave prophethood and revelation to their descendants. Among them there are some who were rightly guided, but many who were transgressors. We sent other messengers to follow in their footsteps. After these We sent Jesus, son of Mary. We gave him the Gospel and put compassion and mercy in the hearts of those who truly follow him. As for monastic asceticism, We did not enjoin it upon them. They invented it themselves out of a desire for God's goodly acceptance. Even so, they did not observe it as it should properly be observed. So We gave those of them who truly believed their due reward, but many of them were transgressors. (Verses 25—27)

本质上，神圣的启示是相同的。所有使者都传播了这一信息，并具备其所传授真理的明确证据。他们中的大多数还被赐予了超自然的神迹。有些人还被赐予了天启经典。关于此，经文说："我们确已降下经典与天平。"因此，所有使者都如同一个整体，正如一切神圣启示都是同一个整体一样。这证实了神圣信息的统一性。神圣信息还确立了"天平"，因为赐予所有神圣信息的目的，都是为了在人类生活中建立正当的平衡，人们应以此为准则，去衡量行为、事件、人物乃至万事万物。正是这种平衡，使人类生活免受相互冲突的欲望和利益的拉扯，得以安稳。

In essence, the divine message is the same. All messengers preached it, equipped with clear evidence of the truth it teaches. Most of them were also given miracles of a preternatural kind. Some were given books of scripture. In reference to this, the surah says, ‘through them We bestowed the book from on high,' making them all one unit in the same way as all divine revelations are one. This confirms the unity of the divine message. The divine message also sets 'the balance,' because all divine messages were given to establish a proper balance in human life to which people should refer in their evaluation of actions, events, people, indeed in everything. It is this balance that keeps human life safe from conflicting desires and interests that pull in different directions.

履行其要求:"然而,他们并未按照应有的方式遵守它。所以,我们把应得的回报给了他们中真正信道的人,但他们中的许多人是悖逆者。"(第27节)真主不以外表和仪式来衡量人;祂依据人的行为和意图来决定他们的价值。祂依据他们内心真正的感受和实际的行为来追究他们的责任。

fulfilling its requirements: “Even so, they did not observe it as it should properly be observed. So We gave those of them who truly believed their due reward, but many of them were transgressors. (Verse 27) God does not value people by appearances and rituals; He assigns their value on the basis of their actions and intentions. He holds them to account on the basis of what they truly feel and how they actually conduct themselves.

只有祂知道他们心中所藏的真相。

He alone knows the reality of what they harbour in their hearts.

现在，这一章作最后的训诫，向伊斯兰的信士们说话。他们是神圣讯息悠久历史中，最后一环的信士。

Now, the surah makes its final address to the believers in Islam. They are the last chain of believers in the divine message in its long history.

他们将继续守护这一神圣使命的遗产，直到审判日。

They will continue to be the custodians of the heritage of this divine message until the Day of Judgement:

信道的人们啊，你们应当敬畏真主，并信仰祂的使者。祂就会赐给你们双倍的慈恩，为你们设置一道光明供你们行走，并赦宥你们。真主是至赦的，是至慈的。有经人应当知道，他们对于真主的任何恩典都毫无权力。一切恩典都在真主手中，祂赐予祂所意欲的人。真主的恩典是无边无际的。

Believers, remain God fearing and believe in His Messenger. He will then give you a double measure of His mercy, and will provide you with a light to walk in, and will forgive you. God is Much-Forgiving, Ever Merciful. The people of earlier revelations should know that they have no power whatever over any of God's bounty. All bounty is in God's hand: He grants it to whomever He wills. God's bounty is limitless.

（第28-29节）

(Verses 28-29)

"以'信士们'相称，能温柔地触动他们的心。它唤起他们的信仰之感，提醒他们应当履行对信仰的义务。它使他们与主的联系鲜活起来，因为主以他们所珍视的这一品质来称呼他们。正是基于这一联系，他们被号召敬畏真主，并信仰祂的使者。因此，这种信仰具有特殊的意义，它体现了真正的信仰及其一切实际的表现。"

Addressing them as ‘believers touches their hearts tenderly. It arouses in them their sense of belief and reminds them of their duty to give their faith its due. It brings alive their bond with their Lord who addresses them by this quality that is so dear to them. It is on the basis of this bond that they are called upon to be God-fearing and to believe in His Messenger. Thus, such belief possesses a special meaning, one that reflects true faith and all its practical manifestations.

“信道的人们啊，你们当敬畏真主，并信仰祂的使者，祂就会赐给你们双重的慈恩。”（第28节）这是一种不寻常的说法，谈到真主的慈恩有双重之份，而这慈恩本是不可分割的。只要真主的慈恩临及一个人，那人便已完整地获得它。这里的措辞给人一种慈恩与恩惠被延展、扩大的感受。

“Believers, remain God-fearing and believe in His Messenger. He will then give you a double measure of His mercy. ” (Verse 28) This is an unusual expression speaking of a double measure of God’s mercy, which is indivisible. It is enough that God’s mercy should touch a person for that person to receive it in full. The wording here gives a feeling of extended mercy and kindness.

“并将赐予你们一道光，使你们借以前行。”（第28节）这是指真主赐予那些真正敬畏祂、畏惧祂、并真正信仰祂的使者的恩典。这份恩典使人心闪耀光明，使其能够看清真理，穿透表象，揭开并冲破那些试图遮蔽真理的覆盖物和障碍。因此，这样的心不会陷入迷惑，也不会走上歧途。他们拥有“借以前行的光”。“并将赦宥你们。真主是至赦的、至慈的。”（第28节）无论一个人拥有多少光明，他终究是人：即使明知道路，他仍可能失足。因此，他需要真主的赦宥和慈悯。

“And will provide you with a light to walk in.” (Verse 28) This is a reference to a divine gift which God bestows on hearts that are truly conscious of Him, fear Him, and truly believe in His Messenger. This gift makes those hearts beam with light so as to see the truth, see beyond appearances shedding the covers and barriers that try to screen it. Thus, they are not prone to confusion, nor do they follow divergent ways. They have the ‘ light to walk in.' “And will forgive you. God is Much-Forgiving, Ever Mercifid.” (Verse 28) No matter how much light a person has, he remains human: he may slip despite knowing the way. Hence, he needs Gods forgiveness and mercy.