"And mercy from Us," meaning: We gave him mercy from Us.
Muhammad [Ibn Abi Zamanin] said: The root meaning of al-hanan (mercy/tenderness) is affection and mercy; from this is the saying of the poet:
(She said, 'Hanan [mercy/what is the matter], what brought you here? Are you a kinsman or are you acquainted with the people of the tribe?')
﴿وَحَنَانًا من لدنا﴾ أَيْ: أَعْطَيْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا.
قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: الْحَنَانُ أَصْلُهُ: الْعَطْفُ وَالرَّحْمَةُ؛ وَمِنْهُ قَوْلُ الشَّاعِرِ:
(فَقَالَتْ حَنَانٌ مَا أَتَى بِكَ هَا هُنَا … أَذُو نَسَبٍ أَمْ أَنْتَ بالحي عَارِف؟)
