Commentary
So do not hasten against them with anything of what you want from them for comfort. And when the observation of a person over his enemy in movements and stillness is the greatest remedy for the ally and brings joy, and is the greatest annoyance to the enemy and is disturbing, frightening, and troubling, he explained this by saying, indicating that their time is very short by mentioning the counting: "Indeed, we only count for them" by our delaying for them and our bestowing of blessings upon them, "a count" for their breaths, and we do not neglect them in any way. So when their appointed time comes, which we have set for them, we erase their traces and vacate their dwellings from them. They cannot escape us. So be patient, for what we intend by our granting them time is only their misery and their destruction, not their comfort and elevation. For it is from the brevity of the described that it is singular in its attribute.
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