And when the soul is inclined towards lowly matters, bound by the present of fleeting gifts, and its detachment from that is what leads to its freedom, heralding the elevation of its ambition, He said, confirming the difficulty of that: "And do not extend your eyes" confirming it with the heavy noon, "to what We have given enjoyment" with what We have of greatness that is not diminished by the greatness of our enemies in this fleeting life. "Pairs" means types that are similar "from them" meaning from the disbelievers. "The flower" means enjoyment of the worldly life, they do not benefit from it in the Hereafter due to their failure to direct it towards the commands of Allah. So it is a source of meaning like 'I sat down,' then He explained their enjoyment by saying: "To test them therein," meaning to act with them like the tester, so it becomes the cause of their punishment in this world by living in hardship for what has passed, and in the Hereafter by the painful punishment. Its appearance deceives those who do not contemplate its meaning as they should. What you have is better than what they have. "And the provision of your Lord" which He has accustomed His allies to - while they are in the abode of travel - is the sufficient good that is accompanied by success. "Better" than their flower, because it suffices and does not overwhelm, and He has increased you with what brings you closer to His presence, so it elevates. "And it remains" for He has guided you to direct it towards obedience, so He has written for you from its reward what you will receive on the Day of Need in a manner that no one from creation can enumerate. And the whole world is less than a drop compared to His ocean. And the addition of His provision, apart from their provision to Him, glorified and exalted is He - even though all is from Him - is for honoring. And in the expression of 'the Lord' is an indication of permissibility, and in it is a reference to His appearance over them and His life after them, as is the case with the righteous and the wicked.