Surah As-Saffat: English Translation & Tafsir

سورة الصافات

182 Verses

In the Name of Almighty Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

182 آية

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Surah As-Saffat is the 37th chapter of the Quran, comprising 182 verses. Named after the angels lined up in ranks, this chapter emphasizes the absolute oneness of Allah, refutes idolatry, and recounts the steadfastness and sacrifices of earlier prophets including Ibrahim, Ismail, Musa, and Yunus. Below you can read the full Surah As-Saffat in Arabic with a clear English translation and a verse-by-verse tafsir (explanation of the meaning) from Aysar al-Tafaseer, with the option to jump to any specific verse.

Tafsir of the Verses

{ وَٱلصَّافَّاتِ صَفَّا }

{ ٱلصَّافَّاتِ }

(1) – قَسَماً بِالمَلاَئِكَةِ الذِينَ يُتِمُّونَ صُفُوفَهُمْ، وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِيهَا وَهُمْ وَقُوفٌ فِي مَقَامِ العُبُودِيَّةِ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ.

(وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: ” أَلاَ تَصُفُّونَ كَمَا تَصُفُّ المَلاَئِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ؟ فَقَالَ المُسْلِمُونَ: وَكَيْفَ تَصُفُّ المَلاَئِكَةُ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ؟ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ: يُتِمُّونَ الصُّفُوفَ المُتَقَدِّمَةَ وَيَتَرَاصُّونَ فِي الصَّفِّ ” ). (رَوَاهُ الإِمَامُ مُسْلِمْ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 1

1. Allah Almighty swears by the angels who range themselves in ranks as they stand in His presence. (The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to his people: “Why do you not range yourselves in ranks as the angels do when they are in the presence of their Lord?” They asked: “And how do the angels range themselves before their Lord?” He said: “They complete the front rows and stand closely in line.” (Reported by al-Imam Muslim))

{ فَٱلزَّاجِرَاتِ زَجْراً }

{ فَٱلزَّاجِرَاتِ }

(2) – وَقَسَماً بِالمَلاَئِكَةِ الذينَ يَرْدَعُونَ النَّاسَ عَنْ الشَّرِّ وَالمَعَاصِي بِالإِلْهَامِ، وَيَزْجُرُوُنَهُمْ زَجراً شَديداً.

الزَّجْرُ – السَّوْقُ أَوِ الحَثُّ، أَوْ هُوَ المَنْعُ والنًَّهْيُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 2

2. Allah swears by the angels who deter people from evil and wrong-doing by inspiration, and drive them violently away.

{ فَٱلتَّٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكْراً }

{ فَٱلتَّالِيَاتِ }

(3) – وَقَسَماً بِالمَلاَئِكَةِ الذِينَ يَتْلُونَ آيَاتِ اللهِ عَلَى أَنْبِيَائِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 3

3. Allah swears by the angels who proclaim the message of Allah to His prophets.

{ إِنَّ إِلَـٰهَكُمْ لَوَاحِدٌ }

{ لَوَاحِدٌ }

(4) – لَقَدْ أَقْسَمَ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِالمَلاَئِكَةِ الذينَ يُتِمُّونَ صُفُوفَهُمْ، وَيَزْجُرُونَ الأَشْرَارَ عَنِ المَعَاصِي والشُّرُورِ، وَيَتْلُونَ آيَاتِ اللهِ عَلَى رُسُلِهِ، عَلَى أَنَّهُ تَعَالَى وَاحِدٌ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَلاَ مَعْبُودَ سِوَاهُ (وَهَذَا هُوَ جَوابُ القَسَمِ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 4

4. Allah Almighty swears by the angels that complete the ranks, and dissuade evil people from sins and evil-deeds, and recite Allah’s verses to His messengers, that He is One without associates. There is no Allah but He. (This is the reply to the oath.)

{ رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلْمَشَارِقِ }

{ ٱلْمَشَارِقِ } { ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ }

(5) – لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ والأَرْضِ وَخَالِقُهُمَا، وَخَالِقُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا، وَهُوَ المُتَصَرِّفُ بِالكَوْنِ بِتَسْخِيرِهِ وَمَا فِيهِ مِنْ كَوَاكِبَ تَطلعُ مِنَ المَشْرِقِ، وَتَغْرُبُ فِي المَغْرِبِ. وَقَدِ اكْتَفَى بِذِكْرِ المَشَارِقِ عَن المَغَارِبِ لِدَلاَلَةِ النَّصِّ عَلَيْهِ. وَبِمَا أَنَّ لِكُلِّ كَوْكَبٍ مَشَارِقَ مُتَعَدِّدَةً لِذَلِكَ قَالَ تَعَالَى: رَبُّ المَشَارِقِ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ رَبُّ المَشْرِقِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 5

5. There is no Allah but He, Lord of the earth and the heavens, it is He who created them and all that is between them. He is the Master of the universe and all that it contains like the planets which rise from the East and set in the West. In this verse, Allah is content to mention the easts, the wests being implicit in the text. Because every planet has several easts (rising points), He said Lord of the easts and not the East.

{ إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلْكَوَاكِبِ }

(6) – وَقَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى الكَوَاكِبَ زِينَةً فِي السَّمَاءِ القَرِيبَةِ مِنَ الأَرْضِ (الدُّنْيَا)، وَجَعَلَهَا لأَِهْلِ الأَرْضِ ضِيَاءً وَزِينَةً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 6

6. Allah Almighty has decked the sky closest to the earth with stars and made it a light and an ornament for the inhabitants of the earth.

{ وَحِفْظاً مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَّارِدٍ }

{ شَيْطَانٍ }

(7) – وَحَفِظَ اللهُ السَّمَاءِ حِفْظاً مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مُتَمَرِّد عَاتٍ فَإِذَا تَجَاوَزَ هَذَا الشَّيْطَانُ حُدُودَهُ، وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْتَرِقَ السَّمْعَ أَتَاهُ شهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ.

مَارِدٌ – مُتَمَرِّدٌ خَارِجٌ عَن الطَّاعَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 7

7. Allah guards the sky against every rebellious devil. Thus, if he transgresses his limits to eavesdrop, he will be followed by a flaming fire of piercing brightness.

{ لاَّ يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَىٰ ٱلْمَلإِ ٱلأَعْلَىٰ وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٍ }

(8) – وَيُمْنَعُ عُتَاةُ الشَّيَاطِينِ مِنَ الاسْتِمَاعِ إِلَى مَا يَجْرِي فِي المَلأ الأَعْلَى فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِيهَا مِنَ المَلائِكَةِ، وَإِذَا حَاوَلُوا الوُصُولَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ المَقَامِ لِيَسْتَمِعُوا إِلَى مَا تَتَحَدَّثُ بِهِ المَلاَئِكَةُ، فَإِنَّهُم يُرْمَوْنَ بالشُّهُبِ، وَيُرَدُّونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ يُريدُونَ بُلُوغَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْهُ.

يُقْذَفُونَ – يُرْجَمُونَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 8

8. The devils are not allowed to listen to what goes on in Heavens and the angels they contain. If they try to reach a place to eavesdrop on what the angels are saying, they are pursued by piercing meteors and forced back from all the ways which lead to Heaven.

{ دُحُوراً وَلَهُمْ عَذابٌ وَاصِبٌ }

(9) – وَيُدْحَرُونَ دُحُوراً، وَيُزْجَرُونَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَعُنْفٍ، وَيُمنَعُونَ مِنَ الوُصُولِ إِلَى ذَلِكَ وَيُرْجَمُونَ، وَلَهُمْ فِي الآخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ دَائِمٌ مُوجِعٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ.

دُحُوراً – يُبْعَدُونَ إِبْعَاداً وَيُطْرَدُونَ طَرْداً.

وَاصِبٌ – دَائِمٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 9

9. They are violently chased away, repulsed, and stoned to prevent them listening to the angels. They will be perpetually and grievously tortured in the Hereafter.

{ إِلاَّ مَنْ خَطِفَ ٱلْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ }

(10) – إِلاَّ مَن اخْتَطَفَ مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ الكَلِمَةَ التِي يَسْمَعُها مِنَ المَلأَ الأَعْلَى (الخَطْفَةَ)، فَيُلْقِيهَا إِلَى مَنْ تَحْتَهُ مِنَ الشَّيَاطِينِ، وَيُلْقِيهَا الآخَرُ إِلَى الذِي تَحْتَهُ فَرُبمَا أَدْرَكَه شِهابٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُلْقِيهَا، وَقَدْ يُلْقِيهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَيْهِ الشِّهَابُ، فَيَنْقُلُهَا الآخَرُ إِلَى الكَاهِنِ، كَمَا جَاءَ فِي الحَدِيثِ.

خَطِفَ الخَطْفَةَ – اخْتَلَسَ الكَلِمَةَ مُسَارَقَةً.

شِهَابٌ – مَا يُرى كَالكَوَاكِبِ مُنْقَضّاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ.

ثَاقِبٌ – شَدِيدُ الضَّوْءِ أَوْ مُحْرِقُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 10

10. Unless one devil should snatch information from the Exalted Assembly and pass it on to the devil beneath him who relays it to one beneath him. Perhaps the devil is hit by a piercing flame before he passes the information or he may give it away before the flame hits him and therefore pass it on to a fortune-teller as reported in the Hadith.

{ فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَهُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقاً أَم مَّنْ خَلَقْنَآ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُم مِّن طِينٍ لاَّزِبٍ }

{ خَلَقْنَاهُم }

(11) – فَسَلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَؤُلاَءِ المُنْكِرِينَ لِلبَعْثِ والنُّشُورِ: أَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَصْعَبُ خَلْقاً وَإِيْجَاداً (أَشَدُّ خَلْقاً)؟ هُمْ أَمِ السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ، وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا مِنْ عَوَالِمَ وَمَخْلُوقَاتٍ لاَ يَعْلَمُهَا إِلاَّ اللهُ تَعَالَى؟ وَبِمَا أَنَّهُمْ يُقِرُّونَ أَنَّ هَذِهِ المَخْلُوقَاتِ أَصْعَبُ خَلْقَاً مِنْهُمْ، وَلِهَذَا فَإِنَّ الأَمْرَ إِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ، فَلِمَاذَا يُنْكِرُونَ البَعْثَ وَهُمْ يُشَاهِدُونَ مَا هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِمَّا أَنْكَرُوا؟ مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ هُمْ قَدْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ شَيءٍ ضَعِيفٍ مَهِينٍ، إِنَّهُمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ طِينٍ لَزِجٍ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَلْتصِقَ بِاليَدِ (طِينٍ لاَزِبٍ)، فَلِمَاذَا يَسْتَبْعِدُونَ إِعَادَةَ خَلْقِهِمْ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى؟

طِينٍ لاَزِبٍ – لَزِجٍ مُلْتَصِقٍ بَعْضُهُ بِبَعْضٍ أَوْ بِاليَدِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 11

11. O Mohammad, ask those who deny the Resurrection: “Which is more difficult to create, is it men or the heavens, the earth and the creatures and things which lie between them and which no one knows about except Allah Almighty?” As they admit that the creation of these beings is far more difficult than the creation of man, why, then, do they deny resurrection when they have seen what is greater than that? They were created from an insignificant and weak material, from sticky clay which can adhere to the hand, why do they then doubt their re-creation?

{ بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ }

(12) – إِنَّكَ تَعجَبُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مِنْ إِنْكارِ هَؤُلاَءِ الكَفَرَةِ المُعَانِدِينَ لِلبَعْثِ، مَعَ تَضَافُرِ الأَدِلَّةِ وَالبَرَاهِينِ عَلَى قُدْرَةِ اللهِ تَعَالَى، وَعَلَى صِدْقِ رِسَالَتِكَ، وَهُمْ يَسْخَرُونَ مِنْ تَعَجُّبِكَ مِنْهُمْ، وَمِنْ تَأْكِيدِكَ صِحَّةَ قَوْلِكَ عَنْ حُدُوثِ البَعْثِ لاَ مَحَالَةَ.

يَسْخَرُونَ – يَهْزَؤُونَ بِتَعَجُّبٍ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 12

12. You, Mohammad, marvel at the denial of those stubborn unbelievers of the Resurrection in spite of all the proofs and signs about the might of Allah and the truth of your mission. They ridicule your wonder at their behaviour and your confirmation of the truth of the ineluctability of the Resurrection.

{ وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لاَ يَذْكُرُونَ }

(13) – وَهُمْ لِقَسْوَةِ قُلُوبِهِمْ إِذَا وُعِظُوا لاَ تَنْفَعُهُم المَوْعِظَةُ، لأَِنَّهُمْ قَدْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَهُ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ والخَطَايَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 13

13. And when they are admonished, it is of no benefit to them because their hearts have hardened due to the evil and wrong-doings they have committed.

{ وَإِذَا رَأَوْاْ آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ }

{ آيَةً }

(14) – وَإِذَا أُقِيمَتْ لَهُمْ الأَدِلَّةُ والمُعْجِزَاتُ التي تُرْشِدُ إِلَى صِدْقِ مَنْ يَعِظُهُمْ، وَيُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِاللهِ وَآيَاتِهِ، وَعَظِيمِ قُدْرَتِهِ عَلَى الخَلْقِ، نَادَى بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضاً مُتَضَاحِكِينَ مُسْتَهْزِئِينَ.

يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ – يُبَالِغُونَ فِي سُخْرِيَّتِهِمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 14

14. And when they see proof and miracles that attest to the truth of what their messengers preach and remind them of Allah and His signs, and of His great ability to create, they call to one another in mockery.

{ وَقَالُوۤاْ إِن هَـٰذَآ إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ }

(15) – وَيَقُولُونَ: إِنَّ هَذَا الذِي جِئْتَ بِهِ إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ وَاضِحٌ ظَاهِرٌ لِلعيَانِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 15

15. And they say: “What you have brought is nothing but evident sorcery.

{ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَاباً وَعِظَاماً أَءِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ }

{ أَإِذَا } { عِظَاماً } { أَإِنَّا }

(16) – وَهَلْ سَنُبْعَثُ مِنْ قُبُورِنَا أَحْيَاءً بَعْدَمَا نَمُوتُ، وَبَعْدَ أَنْ تَبْلَى عِظَامُنَا وَأَجْسَادُنَا، وَتُصْبحَ رَمِيماً؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 16

16. “Will we be raised from our graves after we die and our bodies and bones have decomposed and become dust?

{ أَوَ آبَآؤُنَا ٱلأَوَّلُونَ }

{ آبَآؤُنا }

(17) – وَهَلْ سَيُبْعَثُ آبَاؤُنَا الأَوَّلُونَ أَيْضاً، وَقَدْ مَضَى عَلَى مَوْتِهِمْ مُدَّةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ، فَأَصْبَحَ بَعْثُهُمْ أَشَدَّ صُعُوبَةً وَغَرَابَةً، وَأَكْثَرَ اسْتِبْعَاداً؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 17

17. “And will our first ancestors also be raised from the dead and come to life again? They have been long dead and, therefore, is not their resurrection far more difficult, stranger and more unlikely?”

{ قُلْ نَعَمْ وَأَntُمْ دَاخِرُونَ }

{ دَاخِرُونَ }

(18) – قُلْ لَهُمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ: إِنَّكُمْ سَتُبْعَثُونَ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ بَعْدَ مَا تَصِيرُونَ تُرَاباً وَعِظَاماً رَمِيماً، وَأَنْتُمْ صَاغِرُونَ أَذِلاَّءُ (دَاخِرُونَ)، أَمَامَ قُدْرَةِ اللهِ تَعَالَى البَالِغَةِ، التِي لا حُدُودَ لَهَا.

دَاخِرُونَ – صَاغِرُونَ أَذِلاَّءُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 18

18. Oh Mohammad tell them: “You will be raised from the dead on the Day of Resurrection after you have turned to decayed bones and reduced to dust. The might of Allah is immense and unlimited, you will be submissive and humiliated.”

{ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا هُمْ يَنظُرُونَ }

{ وَاحِدَةٌ }

(19) – وَسَيَكُونُ أمْرُ إِعَادَةِ بَعْثِكُمْ سَهْلاً يَسِيراً عَلَى اللهِ إِذْ يَأْمُرُ اللهُ بِأَنْ يُنْفَخَ فِي الصُّوْرِ نَفْخَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَيَقُومُ النَّاسُ مِنْ قُبُورِهِمْ أَحْيَاء يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَى مَا كَانُوا يُوعَدُونَ بِهِ مِنْ قِيَامِ السَّاعَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 19

19. Your resurrection is a simple matter for Allah: He will give the command to sound the trumpet once only and the people will all rise from their graves, alive, to see the promised Day of Judgement.

{ وَقَالُواْ يٰوَيْلَنَا هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ }

{ يٰوَيْلَنَا }

(20) – وَحِينَئذٍ يَرْجِعُ الكَافِرُونَ المُنْكِرُونَ لِلبَعْثِ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ بِالمَلاَمَةِ قَائِلِينَ: يَا خَسَارَنَا وَيَا هَلاَكَنَا (يَا وَيْلَنَا) هَذَا يَوْمُ الجَزَاءِ عَلَى الأَعْمَالِ (يَوْمُ الدِّيِنِ) الذي أَنْذَرَنَا بِهِ الرَّسُولُ، فَكَذَّبْنَاهُ، وَسَخِرْنَا مِنْهُ.

يَا وَيْلَنَا – يَا خَسَارَنَا هَلاَكَنَا.

يَوْمُ الدِّينِ – يَومُ الحِسَابِ والجَزَاءِ عَلَى الأَعْمَالِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 20

20. The non-believers will then repent and blame themselves saying: “Woe to us! This is the Day of Judgement that the prophet has warned us of. But we mocked and disbelieved him.”

{ هَـٰذَا يَوْمُ ٱلْفَصْلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُمْ بِهِ تُكَذِّبُونَ }

(21) – فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْ: (تَقُولُهُ المَلاَئِكَةُ، أَوْ يَقُولُهُ المُؤْمِنُونُ، أَوْ يَقُولُهُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبعْضٍ وَهُمْ يَتَنَاجَوْنَ): هَذَا هُوَ يَومُ الفَصْلِ، الذي يُفَرَّقُ فِيهِ بَيْنَ المُحْسِنِ والمُسِيءِ، وَيَمْتَازُ فِيهِ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا عَنِ الآخَرِ، وَلَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ تُكَذِّبُونِ بِهِ وأَنْتُمْ فِي الحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 21

21. They will be told (the angels will tell them or the believers will say this, or they themselves will tell one another): “This is the day of judgement on which the good and the evil will be separated, and when each will be distinguished from the other. And you disbelieved it in your life on earth.”

{ ٱحْشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزْوَاجَهُمْ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعْبُدُونَ }

{ أَزْوَاجَهُمْ }

(22) – وَيَأمُرُ اللهُ تَعَالَى المَلاَئِكَةَ بِأَنْ يُمَيِّزُوا الكُفَّارَ مِنَ المُؤْمِنِينَ فِي المَوْقِفِ، وَبِأَنْ يَحْشُروا الظَّالِمِينَ مَعَ قُرَنَائِهِمْ وَأَشْبَاهِهِمْ (أَزْوَاجِهِمْ).

فَيُحْشَرُ أَصْحَابُ الزِّنى مَعَ أَصْحَابِ الزِّنى، وَأَصْحَابُ الرِّبَا مَعَ أَصْحَابِ الرِّبَا، وَعَابِدُوا الأَوْثَانِ والأَصْنَامِ مَعَ الأَصْنَامِ التي كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ.

أَزْوَاجَهُمْ – أَشْبَاهَهُمْ وَقُرَنَاءَهُمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 22

22. Allah Almighty orders the angels to separate the non-believers from the believers and to group together the wrong-doers with their likes, so that the fornicators will be assembled with the fornicators, the usurers with the usurers, the idol worshippers with the idols they worshipped besides Allah.

{ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهْدُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ }

{ صِرَاطِ }

(23) – ثُمَّ يَأْمُرُ تَعَالَى المَلاَئِكَةَ الكِرَامَ قَائِلاً: أَرْشِدُوا هَؤُلاَءِ المُجْرِمِينَ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَى طَرِيقِ جَهَنَّمَ، وَدُلُّوهُمْ عَلَيْهَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 23

23. Then Allah Almighty commands the noble angels saying: “Guide those criminal evil-doers to the path of Hell.

{ وَقِفُوهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ مَّسْئُولُونَ }

{ مَّسْئُولُونَ }

(24) – واحْبِسُوهُمْ فِي المَوْقِفِ (قِفُوهُمْ) حَتَّى يُسْأَلُوا عَمَّا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ، وَعَمَّا اجْتَرَحُوهُ مِنَ الآثَامِ والمَعَاصِي.

قِفُوهُمْ – احْبِسُوهُمْ فِي مَوْقِفِ الحِسَابِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 24

24. “Keep them there so that they may be asked about the deeds which they did and about the sins and the disobediences they committed.”

{ مَا لَكُمْ لاَ تَنَاصَرُونَ }

(25) – ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لَهُمْ عَلَى سَبِيلِ التَّوْبِيخِ والتَّقْرِيعِ: مَا لَكُمْ لاَ يَنْصُرُ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً اليوَمَ، وَقَدْ كُنْتُمْ فِي الحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا تَتَنَاصَرُونَ؟

تَنَاصَرُونَ – يَنْصُرُ بَعْضُكُم بَعْضاً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 25

25. Then they are asked rebukingly: “Why do you not help one another today as you did in your life on earth?”

{ بَلْ هُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ }

(26) – فَهُمُ اليَوْمَ لاَ يُنَازِعُونَ فِي الوُقُوفِ، وَلاَ يَتَمَرِّدُون، وَإِنَّمَا هُمْ مُنْقَادُونَ ذَلِيلُونَ مُسْتَسْلِمُونَ لأَِمْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى لاَ يُخَالِفُونَه، وَلاَ يَحيدُونَ عَنْهُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 26

26. Today, they do not dispute and are not rebellious, but are submissive, humiliated and resigned before the will of Allah Almighty and they cannot turn away.

{ وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ }

(27) – يَذْكُرُ اللهُ تَعَالَى حَالَ الكُفَّارِ فِي ذَلِكَ المَوْقِفِ، وَيُخْبِرُ أَنَّهُمْ يَتَلاَوَمُونَ فِي عَرَصَاتِ المَحْشَرِ، وَيَتَخَاصَمُونَ فِي دَرَكَاتِ النَّارِ، فَيَقُولُ الضُّعَفَاءُ التَّابِعُونَ، لِلرُؤَسَاءِ المُضِلِّينَ لَهُمْ: إِنَّا كُنَّا لَكُمْ تَبَعاً، وَأَنْتُمُ الذِينَ كُنْتُم تُوَسْوِسُونَ لَنَا لِنَكْفُرَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 27

27. Allah Almighty mentions here the state of the unbelievers and says: “They will exchange mutual reproaches in the place of gathering and dispute with one another at the bottom of the fire. The weak followers will turn to the leaders that led them astray and say: “We were your followers and you would entice us into disbelieving.

{ قَالُوۤاْ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ }

(28) – وَإِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَمْنَعُونَنَا عَنِ الإِيْمَانِ بِمَا جَاءَ بِهِ الرُّسُلُ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّنَا، وَتَأْتُونَنَا مِنَ النَّاحِيَةِ التي كُنَّا نَظُنُّ فِيها الخَيْرَ واليُمْنَ، وَتُرَغِّبُونَنَا فِيمَا كُنْتُمْ تَدِينُونَ بِهَ وَتَعْتَقِدُونَ، وَمِنْ ثَمَّ أَوْرَدْتُمُونَا مَوَارِدَ الهَلاَكِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 28

28. You would prevent us from believing what the messengers of our Lord brought to us, and you would approach us from the side where we believed we would find our interest and our well-being. You tempted us into believing in your beliefs and faith. Thus you led us to destruction.”

{ قَالُواْ بَلْ لَّمْ تَكُونُواْ مُؤْمِنِينَ }

(29) – وَيَرُدُّ الرُّؤَسَاءُ المَتْبُوعُونَ عَلَى المُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مُنْكِرِينَ إضْلاَلَهُمْ إِيَّاهُمْ، وَيَقُولُونَ لَهُمْ: لَيْسَ الأَمْرُ كَمَا تَزْعُمُونَ بَلْ كَانَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مُنْكِرَةً لِلإِيْمَانِ، مُسْتَعِدَّةً لِلكُفْرِ والعِصْيَانِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 29

29. The leaders will say to the weaker ones, denying that they were the cause of their misguidance: “The matter is not as you claim. Your hearts denied faith and were prepared to rebel and disbelieve.

{ وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ مِّن سُلْطَانٍ بَلْ كُنتُمْ قَوْماً طَاغِينَ }

{ سُلْطَانٍ } { طَاغِينَ }

(30) – وَنَحْنُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ وَسِيلَةٍ نُكْرِهُكُمْ بِهَا عَلَى الكُفْرِ والغوَايَةِ (أَو لَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا سَبَبٌ نَسْتَطِيعُ بِهِ أَنْ نُؤكِّدَ لَكُمْ أَنَّنَا كُنَّا عَلَى صَوَابٍ فِيمَا دَعَوْنَاكُم إِلَيْهِ)، وَلَكِنَّكُمْ كُنْتُم أَنْتُمْ قَوْماً تَمِيلُونَ إِلَى الطُّغْيَانِ وَمُجَاوَزَةِ الحَقِ، فَلِهَذَا اسْتَجَبْتُم لِدَعْوَتِنَا، وَتَرَكْتُم الحَقَّ الذِي جَاءَكُمْ بِهِ رُسُلُ رَبِّكُمْ.

قَوْماً طَاغِينَ – مُجَاوِزِينَ الحَدَّ فِي العِصْيَانِ والفَسَادِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 30

30. We had no means to force you to choose disbelief and wickedness (or we had no means by which to confirm to you that we were in the right). You were a people predisposed to tyranny and to transgressing the truth; you responded to our call and rejected the truth that the messengers of your Lord brought to you.”

{ فَحَقَّ عَلَيْنَا قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ }

(31) – فَقَدْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ قَوْلُ رَبِّنَا، وَثَبَتَ عَلَيْنَا جَمِيعاً وَعِيدُهُ، إِنَّا جَمِيعاً لَذائِقُونَ العَذَابَ الأَلِيمَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 31

31. The masters will tell the weak that the predisposition of their souls to disbelief, tyranny, transgressing the truth and turning away from guidance, is the cause of their suffering punishment for their sins on Judgement Day.

{ فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَاوِينَ }

{ فَأَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ } { غَاوِينَ }

(32) – وَإِنَّهُمْ دَعَوا المُسْتَضْعَفِينَ إِلَى مَا كَانُوا هُمْ فِيهِ مِنَ الغوَايَةِ وَالضَّلاَلِ، فَاسْتَجَابَ المُسْتَضْعَفُونَ لَهُمْ، فَأَصْبَحُوا جَمِيعاً مِنَ الضَّالينَ الغَاوِينَ، فَلاَ لَوْمَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِيمَا كَانَ مِنْهُمْ.

أَغْوَيْنَاكُمْ – دَعَوْنَاكُمْ إِلَى الغَيِّ فَاسْتَجَبْتُمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 32

32. They also say that they led the weak ones to follow their straying and error and that the weak answered their call. They were thus all in error and perversity and should not blame them for this.

{ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ فِي ٱلْعَذَابِ مُشْتَرِكُونَ }

{ يَوْمَئِذٍ }

(33) – وَكَمَا اشْتَرَكَ الفَرِيقَانِ – الكُبَرَاءُ والمُسْتَضْعَفُونَ – فِي الضَّلاَلَةِ كَذَلِكَ يَشْتَرِكُونَ فِي العَذَابِ فِي نَارِ جهَنَّمَ، كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ بِحَسَبِ عَمَلِهِ، وَمَرْتَبَتِهِ فِي الضَّلاَلَةِ والغوَايَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 33

33. As the two groups (the weak and the masters) were united in perversity, they will now share the punishment in Hellfire, each according to his deeds and his rank of perversity and seduction.

{ إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ }

(34) – وَمِثْلُ هَذَا الجَزَاءِ العَظِيمِ يُوقِعُهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِالمُشْرِكِينَ وَفْقاً لِمَا تَقْتَضِيهِ حِكْمَتُهُ، وَيُوجِبُهُ عَدْلُهُ بَينَ العِبَادِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 34

34. This is the great punishment that Allah Almighty shall inflict upon the idolaters according to His wisdom and His justice among His servants.

{ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوۤاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لاَ إِلَـٰهَ إِلاَّ ٱللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ }

(35) – وَكَانُوا فِي الدَّارِ الدُّنْيَا إِذَا دُعُوا إِلَى الإِيْمَانِ بِاللهِ وَحْدَهُ، وَلُقِّنُوا كَلِمَةَ التَّوْحِيدِ، نَفَرُوا مِنْهَا، وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْ قَبُولِهَا مُسْتَكْبِرِينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 35

35. When they were invited in this life to believe in Allah Alone and told that there was no Allah but Allah Almighty, they rejected this and turned arrogantly away.

{ وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوۤاْ آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍ }

{ أَإِنَّا } { لَتَارِكُوۤاْ } { آلِهَتِنَا }

(36) – وَيَقُولُونَ: هَلْ نَتْرُكُ آلِهَتَنَا التِي وَرِثْنَا عِبَادَتَهَا عَنْ أَسْلاَفِنَا الأَوَّلِينَ، اتِّبَاعاً لِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍ مَجْنُونٍ يَهْذِي وَيَخْلِطُ فِي كَلاَمِهِ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 36

36. And they would say: “Shall we give up the gods that our ancestors worshipped for the sake of a mad poet, both delirious and possessed?”

{ بَلْ جَآءَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ }

(37) – وَيُكَذِّبُهُم اللهُ تَعَالَى فِيمَا قَالُوا، وَيَذْكُرُ لَهُمْ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ مُحَمَّداً جَاءَ بالحَقِّ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَبِّهِ، وَهُوَ دَعْوَةُ التَّوْحِيدِ، وَوَافَقَتْ دَعْوَتُهُ دَعْوَةَ الرُّسُلِ السَّابِقِينَ، وَصَدَّقَتْ كُلُّ دَعْوَةٍ مِنْهُمَا الأُخْرَى، فَدَعْوَتُهُ صَدَّقَتِ الدَّعَوَاتِ السَّابِقَةِ، فَهُوَ لَيْسَ بِدْعاً فِي الرُّسُلِ، فَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ مَنْ هَذَا حَالهُ شَاعراً مَجْنُوناً؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 37

37. Allah Almighty negates their words and tells them: “Mohammad, the messenger of Allah, has come with the truth from His Lord and with the call to monotheism., and he confirms the message of the messengers before him, thus each call confirmed the other. His call is therefore not an innovation. How could he then be a mad Poet?”

{ إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُو ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلأَلِيمِ }

{ لَذَآئِقُو }

(38) – إِنَّكُمْ أَيُّهَا الكُفَّارُ المُجْرِمُونَ سَتَذُوقُونَ العَذَابَ الأَلِيمَ، وَسَتَخْلُدُونَ فِيهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 38

38. You unbelieving wrong-doers shall indeed taste a grievous punishment and you will be eternally in it.

{ وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلاَّ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ }

(39) – وَلاَ يَنَالُكُمْ مِنَ العَذَابِ إِلاَّ مَا تَسْتَحِقُّونَهُ جَزَاءً لَكُمْ عَلَى كُفْرِكُمْ، وَمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُم مِنْ سَيِّئِ العَمَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 39

39. And you will only be punished as you deserve, the compensation for your disbelief and your wrong-doing in your life on earth.

{ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ }

(40) – أَمَّا عِبَادُ اللهِ المخُلصُونَ، فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَذُوقُونَ العَذَابَ وَلاَ يَنُاقَشُونَ فِي الحِسَابِ، بَلْ يَتَجَاوَزُ الرَّبُّ الكَرِيمُ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ، وَيُثِيبُهُمْ عَلَى حَسَنَاتِهِمْ أَضْعَافاً مُضَاعَفَةً.

المُخْلَصِينَ – الذِينَ أَخْلَصَهُمُ اللهُ لِطَاعَتِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 40

40. But the sincere servants of Allah will not suffer any punishment, nor will they be questioned during judgement. For the generous Lord will overlook their sins and will double the reward for their good deeds.

{ أُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ رِزْقٌ مَّعْلُومٌ }

{ أُوْلَئِكَ }

(41) – وَيُثيبُهُمْ رَبُّهُم الكَرِيمُ عَلَى أَعْمَالِهِمْ بِإِدْخَالِهِمْ الجَنَّةَ، وَيَتَمَتَّعُونَ فِيهَا بِكُلِّ مَا لذَّ وَطَابَ، وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا رِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ مَعْلُومٌ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 41

41. Their Generous Lord will reward them by admitting them to Heaven where they will taste all its delights and enjoy a determined bounty.

{ فَوَاكِهُ وَهُم مُّكْرَمُونَ }

{ فَوَاكِهُ }

(42) – وَتَأْتِيهُمُ الفَوَاكِهُ التي يَشْتَهُونَها، وَهُمْ مُكَرَّمُونَ مَخْدُومُونَ مُرَفَّهُونَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 42

42. They will have the fruit they desire for they will be honoured, served, and comfortable.

{ فِي جَنَّاتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ }

{ جَنَّاتِ }

(43) – وَيَأْتِيهِمْ رِزْقُهُم الكَرِيمُ وَهُمْ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 43

43. They will receive their means of livelihood while they are in the gardens of felicity.

{ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ }

{ مُّتَقَابِلِينَ }

(44) – وَهُمْ جُلُوسٌ عَلَى أَسِرَّةِ يُقَابِلُ بَعْضُها بَعْضاً، يَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِالإِينَاسِ، وَطِيبِ الحَدِيثِ، شَأْنَ المُتَحَابِّينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 44

44. They will be seated on couches facing each other and will enjoy companionship and good words just as is the case among people who like each other.

{ يُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ بِكَأْسٍ مِّن مَّعِينٍ }

(45) – وَيُطَافُ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَهُمْ فِي جَلْسَتِهِمْ تِلْكَ، بِكُؤُوسٍ مِنْ خَمْرٍ مِنْ مَنَابعَ جَارِيةٍ لاَ تَنْقَطِعُ.

بِكَأْسٍ – بِخَمْرٍ أَوْ بِقَدَحٍ فِيهِ خَمْرٌ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 45

45. Thus seated, cups of wine from a clear flowing spring that is perpetual will be passed around,

{ بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ }

{ لِّلشَّارِبِينَ }

(46) – لَوْنُها أَبْيَضُ صَافٍ مُشْرِقٌ، وَطَعْمُها لَذِيذُ المَذَاقِ، تَلَذُّ شَارِبيِهَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 46

46. of a white hue, limpid and bright, and of a delightful taste, delicious to those who drink it.

{ لاَ فِيهَا غَوْلٌ وَلاَ هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ }

(47) – وَهَذِهِ الخَمْرُ لاَ تُؤثِّرُ فِي الأَجْسَامِ، وَلاَ تَغْتَالُ العُقُولَ، وَلاَ تُحدِثُ صُدَاعاً وَلاَ خُمَاراً، كَمَا هِيَ الحَالُ فِي خَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا، وَلاَ تَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهُمْ وَهُمْ فِي سَاعَةِ صَفْوِهِمْ وَأُنْسِهِمْ (يُنْزَفُونَ) (وَقِيلَ بَلْ إِنَّ مَعْنَى يُنْزَفُونَ هُوَ أَنَّهَا لاَ تُذْهِبُ عُقُولَهُمْ، وَلاَ تُنْزِفُهَا بالسُّكْرِ، كَمَا يُنْزِفُ الرَّجُلُ مَاءَ البِئْرِ).

لاَ فِيهَا غَوْلٌ – لَيْسَ فِيهَا ضَرَرٌ وَلاَ تَغْتَالُ العُقُولَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 47

47. The wine does not affect the bodies or offend the reason. It neither causes head-aches nor light-headness as do the wines of this life. The wine flows constantly in their hour of relaxation and intimacy. (It is also said that the meaning of yanzufun (intoxication) means: that the wine does not cause a loss of reason or a state of inebriety, nor does it diminish the keenness of thinking as is the case of a man who draws water from a well.)

{ وَعِندَهُمْ قَاصِرَاتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌ }

{ قَاصِرَاتُ }

(48) – وَلَدَيْهِمْ نِسَاءٌ عَفِيفَاتُ، لاَ يَنْظُرْنَ إِلَى غَيْرِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ، وَهُنَّ نُجْلُ العُيونِ، فِي جَمَالٍ وَحُسْنٍ.

قَاصِرَاتُ الطَّرَفِ – لاَ يَنْظُرْنَ إِلَى غَيْرِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ.

عِينٌ – وَاسِعَاتُ العُيُونِ مَعَ جَمَالٍ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 48

48. And beside them are beautiful chaste women with big beautiful eyes. They cast their glances on none save their husband.

{ كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيْضٌ مَّكْنُونٌ }

(49) – وَكَأَنَّهُنَّ فِي بَيَاضِهِنَّ، وَصَوْنِهِنَّ عَنِ اللَّمْسِ وَالابْتذالِ، بَيْضٌ مَصُونٌ لَمْ تَمَسَّهُ الأَيْدِي؛ وَلَمْ تَعْبَثْ بِهِ.

(وَقِيلَ إِنَّ لَوْنَهُنَّ أَبْيَضُ ضَارِبٌ إِلَى صُفْرَةٍ كَلَوْنِ بَيْضِ النعَامِ وَهُوَ اللَّوْنُ الذِي يَرْغَبُ فِيهِ العَرَبُ فِي النِّسَاءِ).

مَكْنُونٌ – مَصُونٌ مَسْتُورٌ لَمْ يَتَعَرَّضْ لِلغُبَارِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 49

49. In their fairness of complexion, their purity and their conservation from indecencies, they are like the egg which no hand has touched or tampered with. (It was said that their complexion is of a yellowish white like the egg of an ostrich. It is the colour of complexion that Arab men desire in women.)

{ فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ }

(50) – وَيَأْخُذُ أَهْلُ الجَنَّةِ، وَهُمْ فِي جلْسَتِهِمْ تِلْكَ، فِي تَجَاذُبِ أَطْرَافِ الحَدِيثِ، وَيَتَنَاوَلُونَ فِي أَحَادِيِثِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ فِي الحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 50

50. While they are thus seated, the inhabitants of Paradise will talk among themselves about their situation in life on earth.

{ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٌ }

{ قَآئِلٌ }

(51) – قَالَ قَائِلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ الذِينَ يَتَحَادَثُونَ: إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِي صَاحِبٌ (قَرِينٌ) مُشْرِكٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا يَلُومُ المُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى إِيْمَانِهِمْ بِالحَشْرِ والحِسَابِ، وَيَسْخَرُ مِنْهُمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 51

51. One among them said: “I had a polytheist companion in life who blamed and mocked the believers for their belief in the resurrection and judgement.

{ يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُصَدِّقِينَ }

{ أَإِنَّكَ }

(52) – وَيَقُولُ لِصَدِيقِه المُؤْمِنِ: هَلْ أَنْتَ مُصَدِّقٌ بِالبَعْثِ والنُّشُورِ والجَزَاءِ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 52

52. “He would say to his friend the believer: ‘Do you really believe in the resurrection and retribution?’

{ أَءِذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَاباً وَعِظَاماً أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ }

{ أَإِذَا } { عِظَاماً } { أَإِنَّا }

(53) – وَيَقُولُ مُتَعَجِّباً: هَلْ إِذَا أَصْبَحْنَا تُراباً وَعِظَاماً نِخْرَةً، سَنُبعَثُ لِنُحَاسَبَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِنَا وَنُجْزَى بِهَا؟ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لاَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ أبداً.

لَمَدِينُونَ – لَمَجْزِيُّونَ وَمُحَاسَبُونَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 53

53. “And he would say in surprise: ‘When we die and become dust and decayed bones, are we really going to be raised from the dead to give account for our deeds? It could never be.’”

{ قَالَ هَلْ أَntُمْ مُّطَّلِعُونَ }

(54) – وَيَقُولُ المُؤْمِنُ لأَِصْحَابِهِ الجَالِسِينَ مَعَهُ فِي رِحَابِ الجَنَّةِ: هَلْ تَوَدُّونَ أَنْ تَطَّلِعُوا عَلَيْهِ، وَهُوَ فِي الجَحِيمِ، لَتَرَوْا عَاقِبَةَ أَمْرِ هَذَا القَرِينِ الكَافِرِ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 54

54. “The believer will then tell his friends in Paradise: “Do you want to see him in Hell to know the end of this unbelieving companion?”

{ فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَآهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ }

{ فَرَآهُ }

(55) – فَاطَّلَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِ النَّارِ، فَرَأى قَرِينَهُ وَسَطَ الجَحِيمِ، يَتَلَظَّى بِلَهِيبِها.

سَوَاءِ الجَحِيمِ – وَسَطِ الجَحِيمِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 55

55. He looked at the people of Hell and saw his companion in the midst of the fire, burning by its flames.

{ قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرْدِينِ }

(56) – فَقَالَ المُؤْمِنُ لِقَرِينِهِ المُشْرِكِ مُوَبِّخاً وَمُقَرِّعاً: لَقَدْ كِدْتَ أَنْ تهْلِكَنِي لَوْ أَنَّني أَطَعْتُكَ فِي كُفْرِكَ وَعِصْيَانِكَ.

إِنْ كِدْتَ لَتُرْدِينِ – إِنَّكَ قَارَبْتَ لَتُهْلِكُنِي بِالإِغْوَاءِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 56

56. The believer reproved his unbelieving companion saying: “You would have led me to perdition had I followed you in your disobedience and straying.”

{ وَلَوْلاَ نِعْمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ }

(57) – وَلَوْلاَ فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَيَّ، لَكُنْتُ مِثْلَكَ مُحْضَراً فِي العَذَابِ فِي سَوَاءِ الجَحِيمِ، وَلَكِنَّ رَحْمَتَهُ تَعَالَى أَنْقَذَتْني مِنْ سُوءِ العَاقِبَةِ، إِذْ هَدَانِي اللهُ إِلَى الإِيْمَانِ.

المُحْضَرِينَ – المَسُوقِينَ لِلْعَذَابِ مِثْلَكَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 57

57. “But for the grace of my Lord, I would certainly have been like you among those who are led to the torture in the fire. Allah’s mercy alone saved me from the evil consequences for Allah has guided me to faith.”

{ أَفَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ }

(58) – ثُمَّ التَفَتَ المُؤْمِنُ إِلى جُلَسَائِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ عَلَى مَسْمَعٍ مِنَ الكَافِرِ، لِيَزِيدَ فِي أَلَمِهِ وَحَسْرَتِهِ وَعَذَابِهِ: هَلْ نَحْنُ مُخَلَّدُونَ فِي الجَنَّةِ، مُنعَّمُونَ فِيهَا، لاَ نَمُوتُ، وَلاَ تَزُولُ نِعَمُهَا عَنَّا؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 58

58. Then the believer turned to his companions in Paradise and said to them in a voice loud enough for the unbeliever to hear to increase his grief, affliction and torture: “Will we not live eternally in the joys of Paradise without ever dying or losing the good blessings we have?

{ إِلاَّ مَوْتَتَنَا ٱلأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ }

(59) – وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ إِلاَّ مَوْتَتَنَا الأُوْلَى، وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ؟ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: لاَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 59

59. ‘Nor will we ever die after our first death on earth or be punished?” They said: “No!”

{ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ }

(60) – فَقَالَ المُؤْمِنُ لأَِصْحَابِهِ وَجُلَسَائِهِ: إِنَّ مَا هُمْ فِيهِ مِنَ النَّعِيم، مَعَ مَا يَتَمَتَعُّونَ بِهِ مِنَ المَآكِلِ والمَشَارِب والملَذَّاتِ، هُوَ الفَوْزُ العَظيمُ، وَالنَّجَاةُ مِمَّا كُنَّا نَحْذَرُهُ مِنْ عِقَابِ اللهِ تَعَالَى.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 60

60. The believer then said to his companions: “This felicity we are in and the food, drink and delights we enjoy is the perfect success. It is also the escape from Allah Almighty’s punishment.

{ لِمِثْلِ هَـٰذَا فَلْيَعْمَلِ ٱلْعَامِلُونَ }

{ ٱلْعَامِلُونَ }

(61) – وَلِمِِثْلِ هَذَا النَّعِيمِ، الذِي فَازَ بِهِ المُؤْمِنُونَ البَرَرَةُ فِي الآخِرَةِ، فَلْيَعْمَلِ العَامِلُونَ فِي الدُّنْيَا لِيُدْرِكُوا مَا أَدْرَكُوا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 61

61. “To enjoy such bliss which is reserved for the virtuous believers, let the people in this life strive to ensure the same life for themselves.

{ أَذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ نُّزُلاً أَمْ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ }

(62) – أَذَلِكَ الرِّزْقُ الكَرِيمُ الوَفِيرُ الذِي مَنَّ اللهُ بِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الجَنَّةِ، وَهَذَا المَنْزِلُ الطَّيِّبُ الذِي أَنْزَلَهُم اللهُ فِيهِ فِي رِحَابِ الجَنَّةِ خَيْرٌ، أمْ مَا وَعَدَ اللهُ بِهِ أَهْلَ النَّارِ مِنَ الأَكْلِ مِنْ شَجَرَةِ الزَّقُّومِ، ذَاتِ الثَّمْرِ الكَرِيهِ المَذَاقِ؟

خَيْرٌ نُزُلاً – خَيْرٌ ضِيَافَةً وَتَكْرِمَةً.

شَجَرَةُ الزَّقُّومِ – شَجَرٌ خَبِيثٌ يَخْرُجُ فِي تِهَامَةَ، وَيَكُونُ فِي الجَحِيمِ لِيأْكُلَ مِنْهُ أَهْلُ النَّارِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 62

62. “Which is more advantageous: to abide in Paradise as a generous favour accorded by Allah and to dwell in commodious gardens or to eat from the tree of zaqqum, a bitter tasting fruit which Almighty Allah promised the inhabitants of Hell?”

{ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَاهَا فِتْنَةً لِّلظَّالِمِينَ }

{ جَعَلْنَاهَا } { لِّلظَّالِمِينَ }

(63) – وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى رَسُولَهُ الكَرِيمَ عَنْ وُجُودِ شَجَرَةِ الزُّقُومِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، ابْتِلاَءً مِنْهُ واخْتِبَاراً لِيَرَى مَنْ يُصَدِّقُ بِهَا، مِمَّنْ يُكَذِّبُ، وَجَعَلَهَا فِتْنَةً لِلظَّالِمِينَ الكَافِرِينَ.

فِتْنَةً لِلظَّالِمِينَ – ابْتِلاَءً وَمِحْنَةً، أَوْ عَذَاباً فِي الآخِرَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 63

63. Allah Almighty informs His noble Prophet of the existence of the zaqqum tree in Hell in order to try the deniers and test them to see who among them will believe this news and who will contest it. Allah has also made the zaqqum tree a subject of controversy for the unjust unbelievers.

{ إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِيۤ أَصْلِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ }

(64) – حِينَمَا ذَكَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى أَنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ مِنْ وَسَطِ نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ، قَالَ الكَافِرُونَ: كَيْفَ يَكُونُ هَذَا والنَّارُ تَحْرُقُ الشَّجَرَ؟

أَصْلِ الجَحِيمِ – فِي قَعْرِ الجَحِيمِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 64

64. When Allah Almighty mentioned that it is a tree that springs from the bottom of Hell, the non-believers said: “How can this be? Fire burns the tree.”

{ طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ }

{ ٱلشَّيَاطِينِ } { رُءُوسُ }

(65) – كَأَنَّ ثَمَرَهَا (طَلْعهَا)، فِي قُبْحِ مَنْظَرِهِ، رُؤُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِ:

(وَالعَرَبُ كَانَتْ تَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ الشَّيَاطِينَ قَبِيحَةُ المَنْظَرِ، فَأَرَادَ اللهُ تَعَالَى تَقْبِيحَ شَجَرَةِ الزَّقُّومِ، وَتَكْرِيهَ السَّامِعِينَ بِهَا).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 65

65. The shoots of its fruit stalks are so ugly that they resemble the heads of devils. (Arabs believed that devils were ugly; therefore, Allah Almighty described the zaqqum tree as being very ugly and thus making it seem loathsome to men.)

{ فَإِنَّهُمْ لآكِلُونَ مِنْهَا فَمَالِئُونَ مِنْهَا ٱلْبُطُونَ }

(66) – وَإِنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ الكُفَّارَ الظَالِمِينَ، لاَ يَجِدُونَ فِي النَّارِ طَعَاماً غَيْرَ الزَّقُّومِ الكَرِيهِ الطَّعْمِ، وَالمَنْظَرِ، والرِّيحِ، فَيُضْطَرُّونَ إِلَى الأَكْلِ مِنْهُ لِيَمْلَؤوا بُطُونَهُم الجَائِعَةَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 66

66. The unbelieving wrongdoers will find nothing to eat in Hell but the zaqqum tree whose taste, aspect and odour are nauseous. They are however obliged to eat from it and fill their hungry stomachs.

{ ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهَا لَشَوْباً مِنْ حَمِيمٍ }

(67) – وَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَجِدُونَ مَا يَشْرَبُونَ إِلاَّ المَاءَ الشَّدِيدَ الحَرَارَةِ، المَمْزُوجَ بِالصَّدِيدِ والغَسَّاقِ.

شَوْباً – مَزْجاً.

حَمِيمٍ – مَاءٍ بَالِغِ الغَايَةِ فِي الحَرَارَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 67

67. Then they will find nothing to drink but boiling water mixed with pus and dark murky fluid.

{ ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرْجِعَهُمْ لإِلَى ٱلْجَحِيمِ }

(68) – ثُمَّ يَكُونُ مَصِيرُهُمْ بَعْدَ هَذَا المأكَلِ والمَشْرَبِ إِلَى نَارٍ تَتَأَجَّجُ، وَجَحِيمٍ تَتَوَقَّدُ، فَهُمْ فِي عَذَابٍ دَائِمٍ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 68

68. After eating and drinking, they will then return to the blazing Fire and the flaming heat and are, thus, in eternal punishment.

{ إِنَّهُمْ أَلْفَوْاْ آبَآءَهُمْ ضَآلِّينَ }

{ آبَآءَهُمْ }

(69) – إِنَّهُمْ وَجَدُوا آبَاءَهُمْ عَلَى الضَّلاَلَةِ فَتَابَعُوهُمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 69

69. They found their ancestors on the wrong path which they followed.

{ فَهُمْ عَلَىٰ آثَارِهِمْ يُهْرَعُونَ }

{ آثَارِهِمْ }

(70) – فَأَسْرَعُوا فِي تَقْلِيدِهِمْ، وَاتِّبَاعِهِمْ بِلاَ تَدَبُّرٍ وَلاَ تَرَوٍّ.

يُهْرَعُونَ – يُسْرِعُونَ المَشْيَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 70

70. And quickly hastened to imitate them without thinking or meditation.

{ وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ قَبْلَهُمْ أَكْثَرُ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ }

(71) – وَلَقَدْ ضَلَّ عَنْ قَصْدِ السَّبِيلِ، قَبْلَ قُرَيشٍ، أَكْثَرُ الأُمَمِ السَّابِقَة، فَعَبَدُوا مَعَ اللهِ آلِهَةً أُخْرَى.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 71

71. Truly before Quraish, most earlier nations went astray for they worshipped many gods besides Allah.

{ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا فِيهِمْ مُّنذِرِينَ }

(72) – فَأَرْسَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِمْ رُسُلاً يُنْذِرُونَهُمْ، وَيُحَذِّرُونَهُمْ مِنْ عَوَاقِبِ كُفْرِهِمْ وَإِقَامَتِهِمْ عَلَى الشِّرْكِ وَعِبَادَةِ الأَصْنَامِ، وَغَيْرِ اللهِ مِنَ المَعْبُودَاتِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 72

72. Allah Almighty sent His messengers to warn them against the consequences of their disbelief, their polytheism and of their worshipping idols and other divinities besides Allah.

{ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ }

{ عَاقِبَةُ }

(73) – وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا لِدَعْوَةِ الرُّسُلِ، وَأَصَرُّوا عَلَى الإِقَامَةِ عَلَى شِرْكِهِمْ فَدَمَّرَهُمُ اللهُ وَأَهْلَكَهُمْ، وَعَفَّى آثَارَهُمْ، فَانْظُرْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ كَيفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ هَؤُلاَءِ الأَقْوَامِ الذينَ أَنْذَرَهُمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِعَذَابِ اللهِ وَبَأْسِهِ، فَلَمْ يَسْمَعُوا وَلَمْ يَتَّعِظُوا، فَأَهْلَكَهُمُ اللهُ وَدَمَّرَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 73

73. But they did not listen to the call of the messengers and insisted on their polytheism, so Allah Almighty demolished them leaving no trace of them. See, O Mohammad, what was the end of the nations that were warned by their messengers of Allah’s wrath and punishment. They did not listen to or draw a lesson from the warnings of their messengers so Allah destroyed them.

{ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ }

(74) – وَنَجَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى المُؤْمِنِينَ مِنَ الدَّمَارِ الذي أَنْزَلَهُ بِالمُكَذِّبينَ، وَجَعَلَ النَّصْرَ والعَاقِبَةَ للرُّسُلِ والمُؤْمِنينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 74

74. Allah Almighty saved the believers from the destruction which He sent down on the unbelievers, and the victory and happy ending were for the messengers and the believers.

{ وَلَقَدْ نَادَانَا نُوحٌ فَلَنِعْمَ ٱلْمُجِيبُونَ }

{ نَادَانَا }

(75) – لَمَّا ذَكَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى الأَوَّلِينَ الذينَ ضَلُّوا أَخَذَ يُبَيِّنُ ذَلِكَ تَفْصِيلاً، فَذَكَرَ نُوحاً عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، وَمَا لَقِيَ مِنَ المُكَذِّبِينَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ، وَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ لَهُ إِلاَّ القَلِيلُونَ، فَاسْتَنْصَرَ نُوحٌ بِرَبِهِ عَلَى كُفَّارِ قَوْمِهِ{ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَٱنتَصِرْ } وَكَانَ اللهُ تَعَالَى نِعْمَ المُجِيبُ والنَّاصِرُ لِعَبْدِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ، فَنَجَّاه وَأَهْلَهُ والمُؤْمِنِينَ مَعَهُ، وَأَهْلَكَ الكَافِرِينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 75

75. Allah Almighty has already mentioned the ancient nations who had gone astray. He takes up here the same subject in more detail by speaking of Noah and what the deniers among his people, only a few of whom had followed him, inflicted on him. He cried out to his Lord to help him against the unbelievers among his people. (see chapter 54 – Al-Qamar (The Moon), 10: “He invoked his Lord saying: ‘I am overcome, do you then help me?’”) Allah Almighty was the best to respond and help His servant and messenger. He saved him, his family and the believers. The unbelieves were destroyed.

{ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ }

{ نَجَّيْنَاهُ }

(76) – فَأَنْجَاهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى وَأَهْلَهُ مِنَ الغَمِّ الشَّدِيدِ مِنْ أَذَى قَوْمِهِ، وَمِنَ الغَرَقِ بالطُّوفَانِ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ مَا يَكْرَهُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 76

76. Allah Almighty saved him and his family from the great anguish of the harm caused by his people, from drowning in the Flood and from all his troubles.

{ وَجَعَلْنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ ٱلْبَاقِينَ }

(77) – وَأَهْلَكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى مَنْ كَفَرَ بِهِ اسْتِجَابَةً لِدَعْوَةِ نُوحٍ، عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، إِذْ قَالَ:{ رَّبِّ لاَ تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّاراً } وَجَعَلَ النَّاسَ الَباقِينَ فِي الأَرْضِ مِنْ ذُرِّيَةِ نُوحٍ وَمَنْ آمَنَ مَعَهُ، لأَِنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ الآخَرِينَ بالطُّوفَانِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 77

77. Allah Almighty destroyed all the unbelievers in answer to the appeal of Noah (peace be upon him) who said: “My Lord, do not leave any unbeliever on earth.” (See chapter 71 – Nuh (Noah), 26.) The descendants of Noah (peace be upon him) and those who believed with him were the only survivors because the rest were drowned in the Flood.

{ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي ٱلآخِرِينَ }

{ ٱلآخِرِينَ }

(78) – وَأَبْقَى اللهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ ثَنَاءً جَمِيلاً، وَذِكْراً حَسَناً فِيمَنْ جَاءَ بَعْدَهُ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ والأُمَمِ، إِلَى يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 78

78. Allah reserved for Noah beautiful praise and an excellent reminder among his posterity and until Judgement Day.

{ سَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٍ فِي ٱلْعَالَمِينَ }

{ سَلاَمٌ } { ٱلْعَالَمِينَ }

(79) – وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ فِي المَلاَئِكَةِ والإِنْسِ والجِنِّ (العَالَمِينَ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 79

79. Allah Almighty said to him: “Peace be on you among the angels, men and jinn.”

{ إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ }

(80) – وَقَدْ أَحْسَنَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ هَذَا الإِحْسَانَ العَظِيمَ جَزَاءً لَهُ، لأَِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ المُحْسِنِينَ الذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِي اللهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ، وَصَبَرَ عَلَى أَذَى قَوْمِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 80

80. Allah Almighty rewarded him generously because he was a doer of good who fought for the glory of Allah and had patiently endured the injuries caused him by his people.

{ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ }

(81) – وَكَانَ سَبَب إِحْسَانِهِ، وَتَحَمُّلِهِ أَذَى قَوْمِهِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ المُؤْمِنِينَ المُخْلِصِينَ فِي عُبُودِيَّتِهِمْ للهِ تَعَالَى، الذِينَ وَفَوْا بِعَهْدِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 81

81. The reason for well-doing and his patience in bearing the harm of his people, is because he was one of the sincere believing Servants of Allah.

{ ثُمَّ أَغْرَقْنَا ٱلآخِرِينَ }

{ ٱلآخِرِينَ }

(82) – ثُمَّ أَغْرَقَ اللهُ تَعَالَى الكَافِرِينَ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ، وَلَمْ يُبْقِ مِنْهُمْ أَحَداً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 82

82. Then the rest of the unbelievers among his people were drowned in the Flood.

{ وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ }

{ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ }

(83) – وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ سَارَ عَلَى نَهْجِ نُوحٍ، وَاتَّبَعَ سَبِيلَهُ وَسُنَّتَهُ، إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ.

مِنْ شِيعَتِهِ – مِمَّنْ شَايَعَهُ عَلَى مِلَّتِهِ وَمِنْهَاجِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 83

83. Among those who followed his example and his path was Abraham (peace be upon him).

{ إِذْ جَآءَ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ }

(84) – إِذْ أَخْلَصَ الإِيْمَانَ لِرَبِّه، فَكَانَ يُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ اللهَ حَقٌّ، وَأَنَّ السَّاعَةَ حَقٌّ وَهِيَ آتِيَةٌ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهَا، وَأَنَّ اللهَ سَيَبْعَثُ مَنْ فِي القُبُورِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 84

84. He believed sincerely in his Lord, that Allah Almighty was the Truth, that Judgement Day was an inevitable reality and that on that day Allah would resuscitate the dead from their graves.

{ إِذْ قَالَ لأَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَ }

(85) – وَقَدْ جَاءَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبَّهُ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ حِينَمَا أَنْكَرَ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَقَوْمِهِ عِبَادَةَ الأَصْنَامِ، وَتَرْكَ عِبَادَةِ اللهِ الوَاحِدِ القَهَّارِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: مَا هَذِهِ الأَصْنَامُ التِي تَعْبُدُونَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 85

85. Abraham (peace be upon him) approached his Lord with a pure heart. He disapproved of his people who worshipped idols instead of Allah Alone and he said to them and to his father: “What are these idols that you worship instead of Allah?

{ أَإِفْكاً آلِهَةً دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ }

{ أَإِفْكاً } { آلِهَةً }

(86) – أَتَتَّخِذُونَ أَصْنَاماً تَعْبُدُونَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ، وَتَزْعُمُونَ إِفْكاً وَكَذِباً أَنَّهَا آلِهَةٌ دُونَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكُمْ حُجَّةٌ أَو دَلِيلٌ عَلَى صِحَّةِ ذَلِكَ؟ إِنَّ هَذَا لَخَطَأ جَسِيمٌ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 86

86. “Do you worship gods other than Allah and claim untruthfully that they are gods even though you have no proof or evidence which indicate that you are in the right? This is truly a great mistake.

{ فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ }

{ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ }

(87) – أَعَلِمْتُمْ أيَّ شيءٍ هُوَ رَبُّ العَالَمِينَ حَتَّى جَعَلْتُمُ الأَصْنَامَ وَالأَنْدَادَ لَهُ شُرَكَاءَ فِي العِبَادَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 87

87. “Do you know who is the Lord of the universe that you should associate statues and idols with Him in worship?”

{ فَنَظَرَ نَظْرَةً فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ }

(88) – فَنَظَرَ إِلَى النُّجُومِ، وَأَطَالَ الفِكْرَ فِيما هُوَ فِيهِ مَعَ قَوْمِهِ عَبَدَةِ الأَصْنَامِ.

(وَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ: إِنَّ العَرَبَ تَقُولُ لِمَنْ تَفَكَّرَ وَأَطَالَ التَّفْكِيرَ نَظَرَ فِي النُّجُومِ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 88

88. Then he looked at the stars and thought at length about the idols that his people worshipped. (Kotada said: “The Arabs say of he who thinks at length that he looked at the stars.”

{ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ }

(89) – فَقَالَ لِمَنْ حولَهُ مِنْ قَومِهِ، وَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَكَّرَ مَلِيّاً: إِنَّهُ منحرفُ الصِّحَّةِ. وَكَانَت غَايَتُهُ مِنْ هذا القَولِ أَنْ يَبْقَى في البَلَدِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ قَوْمُهُ إِلَى الاحْتِفَالِ بِالأَعْيَادِ خَارِجَ البَلَدِ، وَذَلِكَ ليُحَطِّم أَصْنَامَهُمْ (أَوْ أَنَّهُ سَقِيمُ القَلْبِ بِسَبَبِ كُفْرِهِمْ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 89

89. And after having thought at length, he told the people who surrounded him that he is sick. His intention was to remain in the town when the inhabitants had gone to celebrate their feats outside the town so that he could destroy the idols (or that he was sick at heart because of their disbelief).

{ فَتَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ مُدْبِرِينَ }

(90) – فَتَرَكَهُ قَوْمُهُ وَشَأْنَهُ وَخَرَجُوا إِلَى احْتِفَالاَتِهِمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 90

90. So his people left him alone and went to their celebrations.

{ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ آلِهَتِهِمْ فَقَالَ أَلا تَأْكُلُونَ }

{ آلِهَتِهِمْ }

(91) – فَذَهَبَ إِلَى آلِهَةِ قَوْمِهِ بِسُرْعَةٍ مُسْتَخْفِياً، وَقَالَ لَهَا مُسْتَهْزِئاً بِهَا أَلاَ تَأَكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ الذِي قُدِّمَ إِلَيْكُمْ؟

(وََكَانَ قَوْمُهُ يَضَعُونَ الطَّعَامَ أَمَامَ الآلِهَةِ فِي الأَعْيَادِ لِتُبَارِكَهُ).

رَاغَ – أَسْرَعَ وَهُوَ مُسْتَخفٍ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 91

91. He then hurried furtively to the idols and said to them mockingly: “Do you not eat the food that has been offered to you?” (His people put food before their idols during the feast so that it could be blessed.)

{ مَا لَكُمْ لاَ تَنطِقُونَ }

(92) – مَا لَكُمْ قَدْ عَجَزْتُمْ عَنِ الرَّدِّ عَلَى سُؤَالِي؟ وَقَدْ قَالَ ذَلِكَ اسْتِهْزَاءً واحْتِقَاراً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 92

92. He asked mockingly and with disdain. “Why do you not answer me?”

{ فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْباً بِٱلْيَمِينِ }

(93) – فَمَالَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْباً بِفَأْسٍ كَانَتْ فِي يَدِهِ اليُمْنَى (والضَّرْبُ بِاليَدِ اليُمْنَى أَشَدُّ أَثَراً، وَأَكْثَرُ إِيْذَاءً مِنَ الضَّرْبِ بِاليَدِ اليُسْرَى). وَقَدْ تَرَكَ الأَصْنَامَ جُذَاذاً إِلاَّ الصَّنَمَ الأَكْبَرَ، فَلَمْ يُحَطِّمْهُ، وَعَلَّقَ الفَأْسَ فِي رَقْبَتِهِ لِيَقُولَ لِقَوْمِهِ إِذَا سُئِلَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الذِي حَطَّمَ الآلِهَةَ غَيرَةً مِنْهَا، وَضِيقاً بِعِبَادَةِ قَوْمِهِ لَهَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 93

93. He then attacked them with an ax which was in his right hand (the blows with the right hand are more efficacious and more injurious than those with the left hand). He shattered all the statues except the largest around whose neck he hung the ax. Thus, when questioned by his people he could say that it had been the large idol that had destroyed the others out of jealousy and sorrow that his people worshipped them.

{ فَأَقْبَلُوۤاْ إِلَيْهِ يَزِفُّونَ }

(94) – وَلَمَّا عَلِمَ قَوْمُهُ بِمَا حَدَثَ مِنْ تَحْطِيمِ الأَصْنَامِ، أَدْرَكُوا أَنَّ الذي فَعَلَ هَذَا بِهَا هُوَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لِمُجَادَلَتِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ حَوْلَ عِبَادَةِ الأَصْنَامِ، فَجَاؤُوا إِلَيْهِ يُسْرِعُونَ فِي مَشْيِهِمْ (يَزِفُّونَ). لِيُحَاسِبُوهُ عَلَى مَا فَعَلَ بِآلِهِتِهِمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 94

94. When the people learned of what had happened to the idols, they knew that Abraham had done it, for he had argued with them about worshipping the idols. Walking quickly, they came to him to punish him for what he had done.

{ قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ }

(95) – وَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ مُوَبِّخاً وَمُقَرِّعاً: أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ أَصْنَاماً تَنْحِتُونَهَا أَنْتُمْ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ، وَتَقُولُونَ عَنْهَا إِنهَا آلِهَةٌ، فَأَيْنَ ذَهَبَتْ عُقُولُكُمْ؟.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 95

95. Abraham (peace be upon him) said reproachfully: “Do you worship instead of Allah statues you yourselves carved in the rock with your own hands, and you call them your gods? Have you lost your reason?

{ وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ }

(96) – وَتَتْرُكُونَ عِبَادَة اللهِ تَعَالَى، وَهُوَ الذِي خَلَقَكُمْ، وَخَلَقَ تِلْكَ الأَصْنَامَ التِي تَعْمَلُونَهَا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ. وَالخَالِقُ هُوَ المُسْتَحِقُّ لِلْعِبَادَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 96

96. “And you refrain from worshipping Allah Who created you and those idols which you yourselves have sculpted. The Creator alone deserves your worship.”

{ قَالُواْ ٱبْنُواْ لَهُ بُنْيَاناً فَأَلْقُوهُ فِي ٱلْجَحِيمِ }

{ بُنْيَاناً }

(97) – وَلَمَّا أَبْطَلَ حُجَّتَهُمْ، وَأَقَامَ الحُجَّةَ عَلَيْهِمْ، مَالُو إِلَى أَخْذِهِ بِالقَهْرِ والبَطْشِ سَتراً لِعَجْزِهِمْ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: ابْنُوا لَهُ بُنْيَاناً، وَضَعُوا فِيهِ حَطَباً أَوْقِدُوهُ، ثُمَّ اقْذِفُوهُ فِي هَذِهِ النَّارِ فَفَعَلُوا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 97

97. When he had invalidated their arguments by furnishing proofs, they decided to attack him violently, in order to conceal their failure. They said to one another: “Build him a furnace and burn in it logs of wood then throw him into the blazing fire.” They did.

{ فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِ كَيْداً فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ ٱلأَسْفَلِينَ }

{ فَجَعَلْنَاهُمُ }

(98) – فأَرَادُوا إِحْرَاقَهُ فِي النَّارِ، فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ مِنْهَا، وَجَعَلْنَاهَا بَرْداً وَسَلاَماً عَلَيْهِ، وَجَعَلْنَا كَيْدَ الظَّالِمِينَ المُكَذِّبِينَ فِي نُحُورِهِمْ، وَكَتَبْنَا لَهُ الغَلَبَةَ والنَّصْرَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 98

98. They wanted to burn him in the fire but We delivered him and made the fire cool and peaceful for him. The wrong-doing deniers wished to harm him, but it was they whom We brought low. We made him victorious.

{ وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ }

(99) – وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَمَّا يَئِسَ مِنْ إِيْمَانِهِمْ: إِنِّي مُفَارِقٌ هَذِهِ الدِّيَارَ، وَمُهَاجِرٌ إِلَى أَرْضِ أَتَفَرَّغُ فِيهَا لِعِبَادَةِ رَبِّي، وَإِنَّهُ تَعَالَى سَيَهْدِينِي إِلَى مَا فِيهِ صَلاَحُ دِينِي وَدُنْيَايَ، وَهَاجَرَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ المُقَدَّسَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 99

99. When Abraham had lost hope of their Faith, he said: “I am leaving this land and I will go to a land where I will devote myself to worship my Lord. He will surely guide me to what is best for my religion and my life on earth.” Abraham (peace be upon him) then emigrated to the Holy Land.

{ رَّبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ }

{ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ }

(100) – وَلَمَّا هَاجَرَ مِنْ أَرْضِهِ سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ أَنْ يَهَبَ لَهُ ذُرِّيةً مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ المُطِيعِينَ الذِينَ يُعِينُونَهُ عَلَى القِيَامِ بِأَمْرِ الدَّعْوَةِ وَيَتْولَّونَهَا بَعْدَهُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 100

100. When he emigrated, he prayed to his Lord to grant him a good and obedient progeny to help him with his mission and to take charge of it after him.

{ فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِغُلاَمٍ حَلِيمٍ }

{ فَبَشَّرْنَاهُ } { بِغُلاَمٍ }

(101) – فَبَشَّرَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِمَولُودٍ لَهُ يَبْلُغُ الحُلْمَ، وَيَكُونُ حَلِيماً – وَهُوَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَلَى أَصَحِّ الأَقْوَالِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 101

101. Allah Almighty announced to him then the glad tidings of a son who, when he had attained the age of reason, would be forbearing. The son was in all probability Ishmael.

{ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْيَ قَالَ يٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيۤ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ قَالَ يٰأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤمَرُ سَتَجِدُنِيۤ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ }

{ يٰبُنَيَّ } { يٰأَبَتِ } { ٱلصَّابِرِينَ }

(102) – فَلَمَّا كَبُرَ وَتَرَعْرَعَ، وَصَارَ يَذْهَبُ مَعَ أَبِيهِ، وَيَسْعَى فِي أَشْغَالِهِ، وَقَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِهِ قَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ: يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ فِي المَنَامِ أَنِّي أَذْبَحُكَ فَمَا رَأْيُكَ؟ وَقَدْ قَصَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ لِيَعْلَمَ صَبْرَهُ، وَمَا يَرَاهُ فِيمَا أَمَرَ اللهُ بِهِ مِنَ الابْتِلاَءِ، وَلِيوَطِّنَ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى الذَّبْحِ اكْتِسَابا لِلمَثُوبَةِ مِنَ اللهِ تَعَالَى.

فَرَدَّ إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَلَى أَبِيهِ قَائِلاً: يَا أَبَتِ افْعَلْ مَا أَمَرَكَ بِهِ رَبُّكَ، وَسَتَجِدُنِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ مِنَ الصَّابِرِينَ عَلَى الابْتِلاَءِ، وَعَلَى قَضَاءِ اللهِ.

بَلَغَ مَعَهُ السَّعْيَ – دَرَجَ فِي العَمَلِ مَعَهُ فِي قَضَاءِ حَوَائِجِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 102

102. When Ishmael (peace be upon him) was older and had attained the age to go to work with his father and attend to his needs, His father said to him: “O my son! I saw in my dream that I was cutting your throat. What do you think?” Abraham told his son this in order to test his patience and see what he thought of the trial that the Lord had commanded, and to prepare him for sacrifice in order to gain Allah’s reward. Ishmael answered his father saying: “O my father, do as the Lord has commanded you. If Allah wills, you will find me among the patient in ordeals, submissive to Allah’s command.”

{ فَلَمَّا أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ }

(103) – فَلَمَّا اسْتَسْلَمَا وَانْقَادَا لأَِمْرِ اللهِ، وَفَوَّضَا إِلَيْهِ سُبْحَانَه الأَمْرَ فِي قَضَائِهِ وَقَدَرِهِ، أَكَبَّ إِبْرَاهِيمُ ابنَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ (تَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ)، حَتَّى لاَ يَرَى وَجْهَهُ فَيُشْفِقَ عَلَيْهِ، وَيَضْعُفَ عَنْ إِنْفَاذِ أَمْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى.

(وَقِيلَ إِنَّ الذِي أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ بِذَلِكَ هُوَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَلَيْهِمَا السَّلاَمُ).

أَسْلَمَا – اسْتَسْلَمَا وانْقَادَا لأَِمْرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى.

تَلَّهُ لِلْجَبِينِ – أَضْجَعَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 103

103. So when the two had both submitted to Allah’s order and entrusted the matter to fate, Abraham placed his son with his forehead touching the ground so that he would not see his face and pity him and weaken before fulfilling Allah’s command. (It was said that it was Ishmael who had indicated this to him.)

{ وَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَن يٰإِبْرَاهِيمُ }

{ نَادَيْنَاهُ } { يٰإِبْرَاهِيمُ }

(104) – وَعَلِمَ اللهُ تَعَالَى صِدْقَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَابْنِه فِي الاخْتِبَارِ، فَنَادَى اللهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 104

104. Allah Almighty then knew that Abraham and his son were sincere in this test. He therefore called out to him: “O Abraham!”

{ قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّؤْيَآ إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ }

{ ٱلرُّؤْيَآ }

(105) – وَقَالَ: يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ لَقَدْ صَدَّقْتَ الرُؤْيَا بِعَزْمِكِ عَلَى ذَبْحِ ابْنِكَ إِطَاعَةً لأَِمْرِ رَبِّكَ، فَحَصَلَ المَقْصُودُ.

وَهَكَذَا يَجْزِي اللهُ المُحْسِنِينَ المُطِيعِينَ، فَيَصْرِفُ عَنْهُمُ المَكَائِدَ والشَّدَائِدَ، وَيَجْعَلُ لَهُمْ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ فَرَجاً وَمَخْرَجاً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 105

105. He said: “You confirmed the vision when you wished to kill your son in obedience to your Lord’s command. Your intention has been verified. It is thus that Allah rewards the obedient servants and He removes from them all ruses and misfortunes and delivers them from their anguish.”

{ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلاَءُ ٱلْمُبِينُ }

{ ٱلْبَلاَءُ }

(106) – وَهَذَا الابْتِلاَءُ الذِي ابْتَلَيْنَا بِهِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَابْنَهُ لَهُوَ الابْتِلاَءُ الذِي أَبَانَ جَوْهَرَ إِيْمَانِهِمَا وَيَقِينِهِمَا بِرَبِّ العَالَمِينَ، إِذْ أمَرَهُ رَبُّهُ بِذَبْحِ ابْنِهِ فَسَارَعَ هُوَ وابْنُهُ إِلَى ذَلِكَ مُسْتَسْلِمَيْنِ، خَاضِعَيْنِ مُنْقَادَيْنِ لأَِمْرِ رَبِّهِمَا.

البَلاَءُ المُبِينَ – الاخْتِبَارُ البَيِّنُ الوَاضِحُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 106

106. This trial which we put Abraham and his son through, was one that truly showed their faith and strong belief in the Lord of the universe. For, his Lord commanded him to slaughter his son, and, resigned and docile, both he and his son hurried in submission to carry out their Lord’s command.”

{ وَفَدَيْنَاهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ }

{ فَدَيْنَاهُ }

(107) – وَفَدَى اللهُ تَعَالَى إِسْمَاعِيلَ بِكَبْشٍ سَمِينٍ ضَخْمٍ قَامَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِذَبْحِهِ بَدَلاً مِنْ ذَبْحِ ابْنِهِ.

بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍ – بِكَبْشٍ يُذْبَحُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 107

107. Allah Almighty ransomed Ishmael with a big and fat ram which he sacrificed in place of his own son.

{ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي ٱلآخِرِينَ }

{ ٱلآخِرِينَ }

(108) – وَتَرَكَ اللهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ ذِكْراً حَسَناً عَلَى أَلْسِنَةِ النَّاسِ فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَجَعَلَهُ مُحَبَّباً لِلنَّاسِ جَمِيعاً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 108

108. Allah Almighty reserved a kind remembrance for him among his posterity and rendered him beloved by all the people.

{ سَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ }

{ سَلاَمٌ } { إِبْرَاهِيمَ }

(109) – وَقَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ فِي المَلاَئِكَةِ وَالإِنْسِ والجِنِّ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 109

109. Allah Almighty said: “Peace be on you, O Abraham among the angels, men and jinn.”

{ كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ }

(110) – وَيَجْزِي اللهُ تَعَالَى المُحْسِنِينَ الصَّابِرِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ مِثْلَ هَذَا الجَزَاءِ الحَسَنِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 110

110. Allah Almighty rewards His patient believing servants who do good in a like way.

{ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ }

(111) – لَقَدْ كَانَ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا المُؤْمِنِينَ الطَّائِعِينَ المُخْلِصِينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 111

111. Abraham was among Our believing, faithful and obedient Servants.

{ وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيّاً مِّنَ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ }

{ وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ } { إِسْحَاقَ } { ٱلصَّالِحِينَ }

(112) – وَبَشَّرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، بأَنَّهُ سَيُولَدُ لَهُ ابْنُهُ إِسْحَاقُ، وَأَنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ نَبِيّاً مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ. وَهَذَا دَلِيلٌ عَلَى أَنَّ الذَّبِيحَ كَانَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثُمَّ بَعْدَ حَادِثَةِ الذَّبْحِ وُلِدَ إِسْحَاقُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 112

112. Allah Almighty announced to Abraham the glad tidings that he would have a second son, Isaac, who would be a prophet among the righteous. This is proof that the son who was to be sacrificed was Ishmael, then, after the incident of the sacrifice, Isaac was born.

{ وَبَارَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَىٰ إِسْحَاقَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحْسِنٌ وَظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ مُبِينٌ }

{ بَارَكْنَا } { إِسْحَاقَ }

(113) – وَأَفَاضَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ بَرَكَاتِ الدُّنْيَا وَالآخِرَةِ، فَكَثَّرَ نَسْلَهُمَا، وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمَا أَنْبِيَاءُ وَرُسُلاً وَجَعَلَ مِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا أُنَاساً مُحْسِنِينَ فِي أَعْمَالِهِمْ، مُؤْمِنِينَ بِرَبِّهِمْ، وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمْ ظَالِمِينَ لأَِنْفُسِهِمْ بِالكُفْرِ والفُسُوقِ والعِصْيَانِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 113

113. Allah Almighty blessed Abraham and Isaac (peace be upon them) generously in this life and in the Hereafter. They had many descendants among whom were messengers and prophets, reformers who did good work and believed in Allah Almighty, and others who were unjust upon themselves through their impiety, sinning and disobedience.

{ وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ }

{ هَارُونَ }

(114) – وَأَنْعَمَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى عَبْدَيْهِ مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ بِالنُّبُوَّةِ والنَّصْرِ والخَيْرِ الكَثِيرِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 114

114. Allah Almighty bestowed favours upon His servants Moses and Aaron (peace be upon them) and granted them prophecy, victory and abundant gifts.

{ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُمَا وَقَوْمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلْكَرْبِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ }

{ نَجَّيْنَاهُمَا }

(115) – وَنَجَّاهُمَا اللهُ تَعَالَى، وَمَنْ آمَنَ مَعَهُمَا مِنْ قَوْمِهِمَا، مِنَ الكَرْبِ العَظِيمِ الذِي كَانُوا فِيهِ تَحْتَ حُكْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ، الذِي كَانَ يَسْتَخْدِمُهُمْ فِي أَخَسِّ الأَعْمَالِ وأَشَقِّهَا، وَكَانَ يَقْتُلُ الذُّكُورَ مِنْ أَبْنَائِهِمْ، وَيَسْتَحْيِي النِّسَاءَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 115

115. Allah Almighty delivered them and the believers among their people from the great distress which weighed on them under Pharaoh’s rule. He employed them for the meanest and most arduous of work, and he would kill the males among their children while allowing the female to live.

{ وَنَصَرْنَاهُمْ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ }

{ نَصَرْنَاهُمْ } { ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ }

(116) – وَنَصَرَهُمَا اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِمَا فَغَلَبَاهُمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 116

116. Allah Almighty championed them over their enemies and they were victorious.

{ وَآتَيْنَاهُمَا ٱلْكِتَابَ ٱلْمُسْتَبِينَ }

{ ٱلْكِتَاب } { آتَيْنَاهُمَا }

(117) – وَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ الكِتَابَ الجَلِيَّ الوَاضِحَ، الجَامِعَ لِمَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ البَشَرُ فِي مَصَالِحِ الدِّينِ والدُّنْيَا، وَهُوَ التَّوْرَاةُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 117

117. Allah Almighty gave Moses and Aaron the lucid and explicit Book which contains all the laws that people need for their life and religion. This book is the Torah.

{ وَهَدَيْنَاهُمَا ٱلصِّرَاطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ }

{ هَدَيْنَاهُمَا } { ٱلصِّرَاطَ }

(118) – وَأَرْشَدَهُمَا اللهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى طَرِيقِ الحَقِّ والهُدَى.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 118

118. And He guided them to the path of truth and guidance.

{ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِمَا فِي ٱلآخِرِينَ }

{ ٱلآخِرِينَ }

(119) – وَأَبْقَى اللهُ لَهُمَا الذِّكرَ الحَسَنَ، والثَّنَاءَ الجَمِيلَ فِيمَنْ أَتَوْا بَعْدَهُمَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 119

119. And left for them a remembered and respected among the following generations.

{ سَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ }

{ سَلاَمٌ } { هَارُونَ }

(120) – وَجَعَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى المَلاَئِكَةَ والإِنْسَ والجِنِّ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ أبدَ الدَّهْرِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 120

120. Allah Almighty made the angels, men and jinn salute Moses and Aaron forever.

{ إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ }

(121) – وَمِثْلُ هَذَا الجَزَاءِ الذِي جَازَى اللهُ بِهِ مُوسى وَهَارُونَ، يَجْزِي بِهِ اللهُ تَعَالَى المُحْسِنِينَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 121

121. Allah Almighty rewards those who do right as He rewarded Moses and Aaron.

{ إِنَّهُمَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ }

(122) – إِنَّهُمَا كَانَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا المُؤْمِنِينَ المُطِيعِينَ لأَمْرِ اللهِ المَعْمُولِ بِهِ لِإِرْضَائِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 122

122. For they were both believing servants who obeyed Allah Almighty’s command and worked to gain His satisfaction.

{ وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ }

(123) – يُقَالُ إِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ هُوَ إِدْرِيسُ، وَهُوَ نَبِيٌّ بَعَثَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بَعْدَ أَنْ عَبَدُوا الصَّنَمَ (بَعْلاً)، فَدَعَاهُمْ نَبِيُّهُمْ إِلَى عِبَادَةِ اللهِ، وَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ عِبَادَةِ مَا سِوَاهُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 123

123. It is said that Elias was Idriss and he was a prophet sent to the sons of Israel who worshipped the idol, Baal (the Allah of the sun). He invited his people to worship Allah, and forbade them from worshipping any other.

{ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ أَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ }

(124) – فَحَذَّرَ قَوْمَهُ بَأْسَ اللهِ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: أَلاَ تَخَافُونَ اللهَ فَتَمْتَثِلُوا لأَِوَامِرِهِ، وَتَتْرُكُوا مَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 124

124. He warned them of Allah’s punishment and said: “Will you not fear Allah and obey His commands and abandon what He forbade you?”

{ أَتَدْعُونَ بَعْلاً وَتَذَرُونَ أَحْسَنَ ٱلْخَالِقِينَ }

{ ٱلْخَالِقِينَ }

(125) – أَتَعْبُدُونَ الصَّنَمَ (بَعْلاً)، وَتَتْرُكُونَ عِبَادَةَ مَنْ خَلَقَكُمْ، وَخَلَقَ آبَاءَكُمْ وَهُوَ المُسْتَحِقُّ لِلْعِبَادَةِ وَحْدَهُ دُونَ سِوَاهُ.

أَتَدعُونَ بَعْلاً – أَتَعبُدُونَ الصَّنَمَ بَعْلاً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 125

125. “Do you worship the idol Baal and forsake your Creator and the Creator of your ancestors? It is Allah alone Who deserves to be worshipped.

{ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ وَرَبَّ آبَآئِكُمُ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ }

{ آبَآئِكُمُ }

(126) – وَاللهُ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ الآبَاءِ السَّالِفِينَ فَهُوَ الحَقِيقُ بِالعِبَادَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 126

126. “Allah is your Lord and the Lord of your fathers; He alone deserves to be worshipped.”

{ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ }

(127) – فَكَذَّبُوهُ فِيمَا جَاءَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ ضَرُورَةِ عِبَادَةِ اللهِ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَسَيَكُونُونَ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ مِنَ المُحْضَرِينَ فِي العَذَابِ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ.

لَمُحْضَرُونَ – تُحْضِرُهُمْ الزَّبَانِيَةُ فِي النَّارِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 127

127. They treated him as a liar for having said that they should believe in Allah Almighty alone without associates. But on Judgement Day they will be led to torture in Hell.

{ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ }

(128) – إِلاَّ الذِينَ عَبَدُوا اللهَ مِنْ بَيْنِهِمْ، وَأَخْلَصُوا العِبَادَةَ لَهُ، فَهَؤُلاَءِ لاَ يَعذِّبُهُم اللهُ فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 128

128. Except those who believed, worshipped Allah and were sincere to Him, Allah will not punish them in Hellfire.

{ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِي ٱلآخِرِينَ }

{ ٱلآخِرِينَ }

(129) – وَجَعَلَ اللهُ ذِكْراً حَسَناً بَيْنَ النَّاسِ تَتَنَاقَلُهُ الأَجْيَالُ، وَجَعَلَهُ مُحَبَّباً إِلَى النَّاسِ جَمِيعاً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 129

129. And Allah Almighty perpetuated the name of Elias among the following generations, a name that was both remembered and respected. He made him beloved of all.

{ سَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ إِلْ يَاسِينَ }

{ سَلاَمٌ }

(130) – سَلاَمٌ مِنَ اللهِ عَلَى إِلْيَاسَ (وَإِلْ يَاسِينَ لُغَةٌ فِي إِلْيَاسَ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 130

130. Peace be upon Elias (El-Yassin is idiomatic of Elias).

{ إِنَّا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِي ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ }

(131) – وَمِثْلُ هَذَا الجَزَاءِ الحَسَنِ الذِي جَازَى اللهُ بِهِ نَبِيَّهُ إِلْيَاسَ، يُجَازِي عِبَادَهُ المُؤْمِنِينَ السَّابِقِينَ المُحْسِنِينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 131

131. Allah Almighty rewards those who believe and do good as He rewarded His prophet Elias.

{ إِنَّهُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ }

(132) – وَإِنَّ إِلْيَاسَ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللهِ المُؤْمِنِينَ المُخْلِصِينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 132

132. For he is among the believing and sincere servants of Allah.

{ وَإِنَّ لُوطاً لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ }

(133) – وَإِنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى أَرْسَلَ لُوطاً إِلَى أَهْلِ سَدُومَ وَكَانُوا قَدْ أَتْوْا مِنَ المُنْكَرَاتِ مَا لَمْ يَسْبِقَهُمْ إِلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ مِنَ العَالَمِينَ فَنَصَحَهُمْ، وَطَالَبَهُمْ بِالكَفِّ عَمَّا هُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الفَسَادِ، وَالكُفْرِ، والبَغْيِ، فَلَمْ يَنْتَصِحُوا فأَهْلَكَهُم اللهُ جَمِيعاً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 133

133. Allah Almighty sent Lot (peace be upon him) to the people of Sodom. They committed abominations which none in the universe had done before them. He advised them and asked them to abstain from their corruption, disbelief and injustice, but they took no heed of his advice thus Allah destroyed them all.

{ إِذْ نَجَّيْنَاهُ وَأَهْلَهُ أَجْمَعِينَ }

{ نَجَّيْنَاهُ }

(134) – وَنَجَّى اللهُ لُوطاً وَأَهْلَهُ مِمَّا أَنْزَلَهُ بِقَوْمِهِ مِنَ العَذَابِ والدَّمَارِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 134

134. Allah Almighty delivered Lot and his followers from the punishment and destruction that He descended upon his people.

{ إِلاَّ عَجُوزاً فِي ٱلْغَابِرِينَ }

{ ٱلْغَابِرِينَ }

(135) – وَلَمْ يَسْتَثْنِ اللهُ تَعَالَى مِنْ أَهْلِ لُوطٍ الذِينَ أَنْجَاهُمْ مِنَ الدَّمَارِ الذِي أَنْزَلَهُ بِقَوْمِ لُوطٍ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَهُ التِي بَقِيَتْ مَعَ قَوْمِهَا، فَهَلَكَتْ مَعَهُمْ.

فِي الغَابِرِينَ – فِي البَاقِينَ أَوْ فِي الهَالِكِينَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 135

135. Allah Almighty delivered all of Lot’s family from destruction except for his wife who stayed with her people and perished with them.

{ ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا ٱلآخِرِينَ }

{ ٱلآخِرِينَ }

(136) – ثُمَّ أَهْلَكَ اللهُ القَوْمَ جَمِيعاً، فَخَسَفَ بِهِم الأَرْضَ، وَجَعَلَ عَالِيَ قَرْيَتِهِم سَافِلَهَا، فَلَمْ يَنْجُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 136

136. Allah Almighty destroyed all the Sodomites by causing the earth to cave in and their village to turn upside down. No one survived.

{ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَّتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُّصْبِحِينَ }

(137) – وَإِنَّكُمْ، يَا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ، لَتَمُرُّونَ بِقُرَى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ مُصْبِحِينَ، وَأَنْتُمْ فِي طَرِيقِكُمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الشَّامِ ذَاهِبِينَ آيِبِينَ.

مُصْبِحِينَ – دَاخِلِينَ فِي وَقْتِ الصَّبَاحِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 137

137. O you people of Quraish! You pass by the ruins of the village of Lot’s people in the morning on your trips back and forth from Mecca to Damascus.

{ وَبِٱلَّيلِ أَفَلاَ تَعْقِلُونَ }

{ بِٱلْلَّيْلِ }

(138) – كَمَا تَمُرُّونَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي اللَّيْلِ أَيْضاً، وَتَرَوْنَ آثَارَهُمْ، وَكَيْفَ أَصْبَحَتْ دِيَارُهُمْ خَرَاباً يَبَاباً، وَالْمَفْرُوضُ فِيكُمْ أَنْ تَعْتَبِرُوا، وَتَتَّعِظُوا بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ بِهَؤُلاَءِ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ عُقُولٌ تَعِي وَتُدْرِكُ، فَتُقْلِعُوا عَنِ الكُفْرِ والفَسَادِ والعُتُوِّ والعِصْيَانِ، وَتَكْذِيبِ رَسُولِ اللهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 138

138. You also pass through it by night and see their traces and how their homes have been reduced to dust. Should you not consider and learn from the destruction which Allah inflicted on them if you can reason and reflect? You would refrain from doing wrong and renounce disbelief, corruption, rebellion and denying Allah’s Messenger.

{ وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ }

(139) – وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ رَسُولٌ مِنْ رَسُلِ اللهِ تَعَالَى، (وَقَدْ أَرْسَلَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى أَهْلِ نِينَوَى، وَكَانَتْ عَاصِمَةَ الآشُورِيِّينَ فِي وَقْتٍ مَا، وَهِيَ قُرْبَ المُوصِلِ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 139

139. Jonah (peace be upon him) was also a messenger sent by Allah Almighty to the city of Nineveh (which was once the capital of the Assyrians and which lies near Mussel).

{ إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ }

(140) – إِذْ خَرَجَ مُغَاضِباً قَوْمَهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَنْذَرَهُمْ بِحُلُولِ عَذَابِ اللهِ بِهِمْ، وَهَرَبَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ رَبِّهِ، وَرَكِبَ فِي سَفِينَةٍ مُحْمَّلَةٍ بِالبَضَائِعِ والرُّكَّابِ.

أَبَقَ العَبْدُ – هَرَبَ مِنْ سَيِّدِهِ.

المَشْحُونِ – المَمْلُوءِ بِالحُمُولَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 140

140. He left his people in anger after he had warned them of Allah’s punishment and, without his Lord’s permission, he embarked on a ship laden with people and cargo.

{ فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ }

(141) – وَعَرَضَ لِلسَّفِينَةِ عَارِضٌ اقْتَضَى أَنْ يُتَخَفَّفَ مِنْ حُمُولَتِهَا، فَاقْتَرَعَ الرُّكَابُ عَلَى مَنْ يَكُونُ هُوَ الذِي يُلْقَى فِي المَاءِ تَخْفِيفاً عَنِ السَّفِينَةِ، فَخَرَجَ سَهْمُ يُونُسَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمُ، فَكَانَ مِنَ المَغْلُوبِينَ فِي القُرْعَةِ فَأُلْقِيَ فِي البَحْرِ.

فَسَاهَمَ – فَقَارَعَ مَنْ فِي الفُلْكِ.

المُدْحَضِينَ – المَغْلُوبِينَ بِالقُرْعَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 141

141. Falling upon disaster which necessitated the lightening of the ship’s load, the voyagers decided to cast lots to see who would be thrown into the sea to alleviate the load. The lot fell on Jonah who was thrown overboard into the sea.

{ فَٱلتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ }

(142) – فَابْتَلَعَهُ الحُوتُ، وَهُوَ مُسْتَحِقٌّ لِلْمَلاَمَةِ عَلَى مَا فَعَلَ مِنْ خُرُوجِهِ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَظْهُرِ قَوْمِهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ رَبِّهِ، وَتَخَلِّيهِ عَنْ دَعْوَتِهِمْ إِلَى اللهِ، والدَّعْوَةُ تَسْتَدْعِي الصَّبْرَ والثَّبَاتَ.

فَالتقَمَهُ – فَابْتَلَعَهُ.

مُليمٌ – آتٍ بِمَا يُلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 142

142. He was swallowed by a whale. He deserved blame, after leaving his people without Allah’s permission and abandoning his mission. For, the invitation to the belief in Allah needs patience and perseverance.

{ فَلَوْلاَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ }

(143) – وَلَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ رَبَّهُمْ كَثِيراً، والمُسَبِّحِينَ بِحَمْدِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 143

143. Had it not been among those who remember their Lord frequently and glorify Him,

{ لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ }

(144) – لَلَبِثَ مَيِّتاً فِي بَطْنِ الحُوتِ إِلَى يَوْمِ القِيَامَةِ، يَوْمِ البَعْثِ والنُّشُورِ، وَلَكَانَ طَعَاماً يَتَغَذَّى بِهِ الحُوتُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 144

144. he would have died in the whale’s belly, and remained there until the Day of Resurrection, and would have been a nourishing meal for the whale.

{ فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِٱلْعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ }

{ فَنَبَذْنَاهُ }

(145) – فَأَمَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى الحُوتَ بِأَنْ يُلْقِيَهِ فِي مَكَانٍ خَالٍ لاَ شَجَرَ فِيهِ وَلاَ نَبَاتَ، وَهُوَ عَلِيلُ الجِسْمِ، سَقِيمُ النَّفْسِ.

فَنَبَذْنَاهُ – فَطَرَحْنَاهُ فِي الأَرْضِ الفَضَاءِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 145

145. Allah Almighty ordered the whale to cast him on a barren shore without trees or vegetation. Jonah was then sick in both body and soul.

{ وَأَنبَتْنَا عَلَيْهِ شَجَرَةً مِّن يَقْطِينٍ }

(146) – فَأَنْبَتَ اللهُ بِجَانِبِهِ شَجَرَةَ يَقْطِينٍ تُظَلِّلُهُ بِأْوْرَاقِهَا، وَتَقِيهِ لَفْحَ الشَّمْسِ، وَيَأْكُلُ ثَمَرَهَا.

اليَقْطِينُ – القَرْعُ المَعْرُوفُ (وَقِيلَ بَلْ هُوَ شَجَرُ المَوْزِ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 146

146. Allah Almighty caused to grow over him a gourd tree (some say it was a banana tree) whose leaves offered him shade and protection from the sun and whose fruit he could eat.

{ وَأَرْسَلْنَاهُ إِلَىٰ مِئَةِ أَلْفٍ أَوْ يَزِيدُونَ }

{ أَرْسَلْنَاهُ }

(147) – ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ شَفِيَ، وَرَضِيَ عَلَيْهِ رَبُّهُ، بَعَثَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى رَسُولاً إِِلَى قَوْمِهِ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، وَكَانَ عَدَدُهُمْ كَثِيراً قَدْ يَتَجَاوَزُ مِئَةَ أَلْفٍ، فَاسْتَقَامَتْ حَالُهُمْ مَعَهُ، لأَِنَّهُمْ بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِ عَنْهُمْ، خَافُوا عَذَابَ اللهِ، وَمَا أَنْذَرَهُمْ بِهِ يُونُسُ، فَخَرَجُوا خَارِجَ البَلَدِ بِأْمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَبْنَائِهِمْ وَمَوَاشِيهِمْ، وَجَأَرُوا إِلَى اللهِ بِالدُّعَاءِ، وَأَعْلَنُوا التَّوْبَةَ لِرَبِّهِمْ، فَأَنْجَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ مِنَ الهَلاَكِ، وَلَمَا عَادَ إِلَيْهِمْ يُونُسُ التَفُّوا حَوْلَهُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 147

147. After he had recovered, Jonah obtained the forgiveness of his Lord Who sent him once more as a messenger to his people who numbered a hundred thousand or more. His relations with them improved because after Jonah had left them, the people thought about his admonition and were afraid of the Lord’s punishment. They left the city with their money, children and cattle, and turned to Allah Almighty in repentance and asked for His forgiveness. Thus Allah delivered them from destruction. When Jonah returned to them, they joined forces with him.

{ فَآمَنُواْ فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ }

{ فَآمَنُواْ } { فَمَتَّعْنَاهُمْ }

(148) – فآمَنُوا بِاللهِ، وَبِمَا دَعَاهُمْ إِلَيْهِ نَبِيُّهُمْ يُونُسُ، فَمَتَّعَهُم اللهُ فِي هَذِهِ الحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا، حَتَّى حَانَتْ آجَالُهُمْ، فَهَلَكُوا فِيمَنْ هَلَكَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 148

148. And they believed in Allah and in what their messenger Jonah called them to. Allah therefore gave them joy in their life on earth until their time had come and they died like everyone else.

{ فَٱسْتَفْتِهِمْ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلْبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلْبَنُونَ }

(149) – فَسَلْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ قَوْمَكَ مُوَبِّخاً وَمُقَرِّعاً إِيَّاهُمْ عَلَى ضَعْفِ عُقُولِهِمْ، وَسُخْفِ مُعْتَقَدَاتِهِمْ: أَيْجَعَلُونَ المَلاَئِكَةَ إِنَاثاً، وَيَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُنَّ بَنَاتُ اللهِ، وَيَجْعَلُونَ الذُّكُورَ لأَِنْفُسِهِمْ، وَهُمْ يَكْرَهُونَ البَنَاتِ أَشَدَّ الكُرْهِ، وَيَأْبَوْنَ أَنْ تُنْسَبَ إِلَيْهِمُ البَنَاتُ، فَمِنْ أَيْنَ جَاؤُوا بِهَذِهِ القِسْمَةِ الجَائِرَةِ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 149

149. O Mohammad! Reproach your people and ask them about their foolish minds and absurd beliefs: Do they claim that the angels are females and that they are the daughters of Allah, while they themselves prefer males and reserve them for themselves? They despise girls deeply and refuse to have any girl related to them. Where did they learn this unjust division?

{ أَمْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةَ إِنَاثاً وَهُمْ شَاهِدُونَ }

{ ٱلْمَلاَئِكَةَ } { إِنَاثاً } { شَاهِدُونَ }

(150) – وَهَلْ كَانُوا شُهُوداً حِينَ خَلَقَ اللهُ المَلاَئِكَةَ فَرَأَوْا أَنَّهُ خَلَقَهُمْ إِنَاثاً؟ وَبِمَا أَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَشْهَدُوا خَلْقِ اللهِ لِلمَلائِكَةِ، لِذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لاَ يَعْرِفُونَ حَقِيقَتَهُ، وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ دَلِيلٌ وَلاَ حُجَّةٌ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 150

150. Or did they witness the creation of the angels? And did they see that Allah had created them as females? Since they did not witness Allah’s creation of the angels, they are saying what they do not know and have no proof or evidence for.

{ أَلاَ إِنَّهُم مِّنْ إِفْكِهِمْ لَيَقُولُونَ }

(151) – وَمَا جَرَّأَهُمْ عَلَى هَذَا القَوْلِ البَاطِلِ إِلاَّ اعْتِقَادُهُمْ كَذِباً وَافْتِرَاءً عَلَى اللهِ:

إِفْكِهِمْ – كَذِبِهِمْ عَلَى اللهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 151

151. They dared to tell such lies because of their false belief in Allah Almighty.

{ وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَكَاذِبُونَ }

{ لَكَاذِبُونَ }

(152) – وَقَوْلُهُم إِنَّ للهِ وَلَداً. وَهُوَ افْتِرَاءٌ قَبِيحٌ، وَإِفْكٌ صَرِيحٌ لاَ مُسْتَنَدَ لَهُمْ فِيهِ، وَلاَ دَلِيلَ لَهُمْ عَلَى صِحَّتِهِ، وَهُمْ كَاذِبُونَ فِيمَا يَقُولُونَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 152

152. And their claim that Allah Almighty had a child was an offensive fabrication and an evident calumny, the truth for which they have no proof. They lie in what they say.

{ أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَىٰ ٱلْبَنِينَ }

(153) – وَأَيُّ شَيءٍ يَحْمِلُهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَخْتَارَ لِنَفْسِهِ البَنَاتِ وَيَتْرُكَ لَهُمُ البَنِيْنَ؟ وكُفَّارُ قُريشٍ يُفَضِّلُونَ البنينَ عَلى البَنَاتِ وَيخْتَارُونَ لأَِنْفُسِهِم البَنِينَ فِيمَا لَوْ كَانَ لَهُمْ خِيَارٌ.

أَصْطَفَى – أَخْتَارَ – اسْتِفْهَامُ تُوْبِيخٍ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 153

153. Why would Allah Almighty choose daughters for Himself and leave the sons for them? The unbelievers of Quraish prefer sons to daughters, and they would choose sons for themselves if they had the choice.

{ مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ }

(154) – أَمَا لَكُمْ عُقُولٌ تَتَدَبَّرُونَ بِهَا مَا تَقُولُونَ، وَتَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي صِحَّةِ مَا تَقُولُونَ؟ فَالعَقْلُ يَقْضِي بِبُطْلانِ ذَلِك.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 154

154. Do you not have any sense to think about what you claim and contemplate on the truth of what you say? Reason refuses such judgements.

{ أَفَلاَ تَذَكَّرُونَ }

(155) – أَفَلاَ تَتَذَكَّرُونَ ذَلِكَ، وَتَعْقِلُونَهُ لِتَعْرِفُوا خَطأَ مَا تَعْتَقِدُونَ وَلِتَرْجِعُوا عَمَّا تَقُولُونَ؟

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 155

155. Will you not remember that and think it over to realize the falsehood of your belief and disavow what you say?

{ أَمْ لَكُمْ سُلْطَانٌ مُّبِينٌ }

{ سُلْطَانٌ }

(156) – أَمْ لَكُمْ حُجَّةٌ وَبُرْهَانٌ وَاضِحَانِ عَلَى صِحَّةِ مَا تَقُولُونَ وَتَعْتَقِدُونَ، نَزَلَ بِهِمَا وَحْيٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ عَلَيْكُم؟

سُلْطَانٌ – حُجَّةٌ وَبُرْهَانٌ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 156

156. Or do you have clear evidence or solid proof revealed by Allah that what you say is the truth?

{ فَأْتُواْ بِكِتَابِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَادِقِينَ }

{ بِكِتَابِكُمْ } { صَادِقِينَ }

(157) – وَإِذَا كَانَ قَدْ نَزَلَ عَلْيكُم بِذَلِكَ وَحْيٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ تَعَالَى، فَأَرُونِي هَذَا الكِتَابَ الذِي نَزَلَ عَلَيْكُم إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ فِيمَا تَقُولُونَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 157

157. If you have had a revelation from Allah Almighty, then show me that book that was revealed to you if you tell the truth.

{ وَجَعَلُواْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ نَسَباً وَلَقَدْ عَلِمَتِ ٱلجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ }

(158) – وَقَالَ المُشْرِكُونَ: المَلاَئِكَةُ بَنَاتُ اللهِ تَعَالَى. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرِ الصَّدِّيقُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: فَمَنْ أُمَّهَاتُهُنَّ؟ قَالُوا: بَنَاتُ سَرَوَاتِ الجِنِّ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الآيَةَ يَردُّ بِهَا عَلَى مَقَالَتِهِمْ.

وَيُخْبِرُ اللهُ تَعَالَى أَنَّ الجِنَّ لَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ المُشْرِكِينَ الذِينَ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا القَوْلَ المُفْتَرى، لَمُحْضَرُونَ فِي العَذَابِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ، لِكَذِبِهِمْ وَافْتِرَائِهِمْ عَلَى اللهِ.

الجِنَّةُ الشَّيَاطِينُ – (وَهُنَاكَ مَنْ قَالَ بَلْ هُمُ المَلاَئِكَةُ).

إِنَّهُمْ لَمُحْضَرُونَ – إِنَّ الكُفَّارَ لَمُحْضَرُونَ فِي النَّارِ لِلْعَذَابِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 158

158. The Polytheist Arabs said that the angels were the daughters of Allah. So Abu Bakr said to them: “Who then are their mothers?” They said: “The jinn.” So Allah Almighty revealed this verse to answer their claim. Allah Almighty informs them that the jinn know that the polytheists who fabricate such lies and that they will be led to Hell for punishment on Judgement Day for fabricating lies against Allah.

{ سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ }

{ سُبْحَانَ }

(159) – تَعَالَى اللهُ وَتَنَزَّهَ وَتَقَدَّسَ عَنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ وََلَدٌ، وَعَنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ شَرِيكٌ أَوْ نَسيبٌ، وَعَمَّا يَصِفُهُ الظَّالِمُونَ، وَتَعَالَى عُلُوّاً كَبِيراً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 159

159. Glory be to Allah Almighty! May His greatness be exalted! He is purified from having a child or partner, and from the things the wrong-doers ascribe to Him. Hallowed be His name!

{ إِلاَّ عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ }

(160) – وَلَكِنَّ عِبَادَ اللهِ المُخْلصِينَ، المُتَّبِعِينَ لِلْحَقِّ المُنَزَّلِ عَلَى الرُّسُلِ، نَاجُونَ فَلاَ يُحْضَرُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ، وَلاَ يُعَذَّبُونَ فِيهَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 160

160. As for Allah’s faithful servants who follow the truth that is revealed to Allah’s messengers, they will be delivered and will not be punished in Hell.

{ فَإِنَّكُمْ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ }

(161) – فَإِنَّكُم أَيُّهَا الضَّالُّونَ المُشْرِكُونَ وَمَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنَ الأَصْنَامِ والأَوْثَانِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 161

161. So you erring Arabs polytheists and the idols which you worship,

{ مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ }

{ بِفَاتِنِينَ }

(162) – لا يَتَيَسَّرُ لَكُمْ فِتْنَةُ أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللهِ، وَلاَ إِضْلاَلُ أَحَدٍ، وَصَرْفُهُ عَنِ الهُدَى.

عَلَيْهِ بِفَاتِنِينَ – بِمُضلِّينَ أَوْ مُفْسِدِينَ عَلَى اللهِ أَحَداً.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 162

162. cannot mislead any of Allah’s creatures into temptation, nor turn them away from the right path,

{ إِلاَّ مَنْ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلْجَحِيمِ }

(163) – إِلاَّ مَنْ قَدَّرَ اللهُ ضَلاَلَتَهُ، وَأَنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ.

صَالِ الجَحِيمِ – دَاخِلُها أَوْ مُقَاسٍ حَرَّهَا.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 163

163. except he whom Allah Almighty had determined that he should stray and go to Hell.

{ وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلاَّ لَهُ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ }

(164) – وَإِنَّ لِكُلٍّ مِنَّا مَرْتَبَةً لاَ يَتَجَاوَزُهَا فِي العِبَادَةِ والانْتِهَاءِ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللهِ، خُضُوعاً لِعَظَمَتِهِ، وَخُشُوعاً لِهَيْبَتِهِ.

(وَقِيلَ إِنَّ المَعْنَى هُوَ: أَنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى أَرَادَ تَنْزِيهَ المَلاَئِكَةِ مِمَّا نَسَبَهُ إِلَيْهمُ الكُفَّارُ كَذِباً وَافْتِرَاءً مِنْ أَنَّهُمْ بَنَاتُ اللهِ).

وَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ أُمُّ المُؤْمِنِينَ، رِضْوَانُ اللهِ عَلَيْهَا: ” قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا مَوْضِعٌ إِلاَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ سَاجِدٌ أَوْ قَائِمٌ، فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: وَمَا مِنَّا إِلاَّ وَلَهُ مَقَامٌ مَعْلُومٌ ” (رَوَاهُ ابنُ أَبِي حَاتِمٍ وَابْنُ جَرِيرٍ).

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 164

164. In our worship of Allah and our submission to His commands, each of us has a degree that he cannot exceed out of humiliation before His greatness and awe to His reverence. (It was said that the meaning was the following: Allah Almighty wanted to purify the angels from the false attributions of the unbelievers in their regard: for they said that they were the daughters of Allah.) Aisha, the mother of believers, said: “The Messenger of Allah said once: ‘In the lower heavens, there is no place but that is occupied by an angel in either a prostrate or standing position. This is the meaning of Allah Almighty’s words: ‘There is none of us but has a known place.’” (Reported by Ibn abi Hatem and Ibn Jareer).

{ وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ }

(165) – وَإِنَّا لَنَقِفُ صُفُوفاً فِي أَدَاءِ الطَّاعَاتِ وَمَنَازِلِ الكَرَامَاتِ، لِكُلٍّ مِنّا مَنْزِلَةٌ لاَ يَتَعَدَّاهَا، وَمَرْتَبَةٌ لاَ يَتَخَطَّاهَا.

(وَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيحٍ: كَانُوا لاَ يَصفُّونَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ فَصَفُّوا).

(وَجَاءَ فِي الحَدِيثِ: ” فَضَّلَنَا اللهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ بِثَلاَثٍ: جُعِلْنَا صُفُوفاً كَصُفُوفِ المَلاَئِكَةِ، وَجُعِلَتْ لَنَا الأَرْضُ مَسْجِداً، وَتُرْبَتُهَا طَهُوراً ” ). (رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ).

الصَّافُّونَ – أَنْفُسَنَا فِي مَقَامِ العِبَادَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 165

165. The angels say: “We stand in ranks to worship and render homage. Each of us has an appointed position which he does not go beyond and a rank which he does not surpass. (Ibn Jareeh said: “They did not range in ranks during prayers until this verse was revealed.”) And in a Hadith reported by Muslim, the Prophet said: “Allah has preferred us to other people by three graces: We are ranged in ranks like those of the angels; the earth serves us as a place of worship; and its soil serves to purify us.”

{ وَإِآَّ لَنَحْنُ ٱلْمُسَبِّحُونَ }

(166) – وَإِنَّنَا لَنَقِفُ صُفُوفاً فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَنُسَبِّحُ الرَّبَّ، وَنُمَجِّدُهُ، وَنُنَزِّهُهُ عَنِ النَّقَائِصِ، فَنَحْنُ عَبيدٌ لَهُ، فُقَرَاءُ إِلَيْهِ، خَاضِعُونَ لأَِمْرِهِ.

المُسَبِّحُونَ – المُنَزِّهُونَ اللهَ تَعَالَى عَمَّا لاَ يَلِيقُ بِجَلاَلِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 166

166. We range in ranks during prayers to sing the praises of Allah, to glorify Him, and purify Him from imperfections. We are His servants who need Him, and submit to His command.

{ وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ }

(167) – وَقَدْ كَانُوا يَتَمَنَّونَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ اللهُ إِلَيْهِمْ رَسُولاً يَا مُحَمَّدُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 167

167. Before Allah sent you to them as a messenger, O Mohammad, they wished

{ لَوْ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكْراً مِّنَ ٱلأَوَّلِينَ }

(168) – أَنْ لَوْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُمْ مَنْ يُذَكِّرُهُمْ بِأَوَامِرِ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَنَوَاهِيهِ، وَأَنْ يَأْتِيَهمْ بِكِتَابٍ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ تَعَالَى يَتَضَمَّنُ شَرَائِعَهُ، وَأَخْبَارَ القُرُونِ المَاضِيَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 168

168. that they had someone to remind them of what Allah had commanded and what He had forbidden, or that they had a book from Allah which contained the laws and the stories of preceding centuries.

{ لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُخْلَصِينَ }

(169) – لَكَانُوا أَخْلَصُوا العِبَادَةَ للهِ، وَلَكَانُوا أَهْدَى سَبيلاً مِمَّنْ سَبَقَهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الكِتَابِ السَّابِقِينَ مِنَ اليَهُودِ والنَّصَارَى.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 169

169. They would have been sincere in their worship of Allah Almighty and they would have been better guided to the truth than the previous people of the Book, the Jews and the Christians.

{ فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ }

(170) – وَلَكِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا كَاذِبِينَ فِيمَا يَقُولُونَ وَيَتَمَنَّوْنَ، لأَِنَّهُمْ حِينَمَا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ يُبَلِّغُهُمْ رِسَالاَتِ رَبِّهِمْ، وَيَنْصَحُ لَهُمْ، وَيَتْلُو عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قُرآنٍ، كَذَّبُوا رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمْ، وَكَفُرُوا بِمَا جَاءَهُمْ بِهِ، وَعَصَوا اللهَ، وَأَصَرُّوا عَلَى شِرْكِهِمْ. وَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ عَاقِبَةَ كُفْرِهِمْ وَتَكْذِيبِهِمْ وَعِنَادِهِمْ، وَسَيَرَوْنَ مَا يَحْلُّ بِهِمْ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ مِنْ عَذَابِ اللهِ وَنِقَمِهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 170

170. But they lied in what they said and hoped for. For, when a messenger from among them came to them to convey to them the message of Allah, advise them and recite to them the verses revealed from the Quran, they rejected him and disbelieved his message and disobeyed Allah. But they will soon know the outcome of their disbelief and perversity. And they will soon see Allah’s punishment and vengeance which awaits them on Judgement Day.

{ وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ }

(171) – وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَ وَعْدُ اللهِ فِي الكِتَابِ الأَوَّلِ أَنَّ العَاقِبَةَ لِلرُّسُلِ وَأَتْبَاعِهِم المُخْلِصِينَ فِي الدُّنْيَا والآخِرَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 171

171. Allah’s decree has already been passed in the first Book, namely that victory will be for the messengers and their sincere followers both on Earth and in the Hereafter.

{ إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ ٱلْمَنصُورُونَ }

(172) – وَأَنَّهُ سَيَنْصُرُهُمْ وَيُؤَزِّرُهُمْ وَيُذِلُّ أَعْدَاءَهُمْ وَأَعْدَاءَ اللهِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 172

172. He promised that He would assist them and help them to gain victory; thus the enemies of Allah would be humiliated.

{ وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلْغَالِبُونَ }

{ ٱلْغَالِبُونَ }

(173) – وَإِنَّ جُنْدَ اللهِ الذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ لِتَكُونَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ هِيَ العُلْيَا، سَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ الغَلَبَةُ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِمْ فِي الحَرْبِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 173

173. The soldiers of Allah who fight so that His Word can prevail, will be victorious over their enemies in the war.

{ فَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ }

(174) – وَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ، وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ، وَانْتَظِرْ مُدَّةً قَلِيلةً، فَإِنَّ اللهَ سَيَجْعَلُ لَكَ العَاقِبَةَ، والنَّصْرَ والغَلَبَةَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 174

174. So keep away from them for a while, O Mohammad, and bear their torture patiently. For Allah Almighty will make you victorious in the end.

{ وَأَبْصِرْهُمْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ }

(175) – وَانْظُرْ وَارْتَقِبْ فَسَيَرَوْنَ مَا سَيَحِلُّ بِهِمْ مِنَ العَذَابِ والعُقُوبَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 175

175. Watch and observe! For they will soon see their torture and punishment .

{ أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ }

(176) – إِنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ وُقُوعَ العَذَابِ لأَِنَّهُمْ مُكَذِّبُونَ لِمَا تَقُولُ، وَمُنْكِرُونَ لِلبَعْثِ والنُّشُورِ والحِسَابِ والجَزَاءِ، وَمُسْتَبْعِدُونَ حُلُولَ العَذَابِ بِهِمْ، كَمَا تُوعِدُهُمْ، واللهُ سَيُنْزِلُ عَذَابَهُ بِهِمْ لاَ مَحَالَةَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 176

176. They ask that you should hasten the punishment for they do not believe what you say. They deny the Resurrection, judgement and retribution. And in spite of your warning, they believe that it is unlikely that punishment should be inflicted on them. But indeed Allah Almighty will punish them.

{ فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمْ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلْمُنْذَرِينَ }

(177) – فَإِذَا نَزَلَ العَذَابُ بِهِمْ وَبِمَحَلَّتِهِمْ (بِسَاحَتِهِمْ)، فَبِئْسَ الصَّبَاحُ صَبَاحُهُمْ، وَبِئْسَ اليَوْمُ يَوْمُهُمْ لِهَلاَكِِهِمْ وَدَمَارِهِمْ، فَقَدْ أَنْذَرَهُمْ الرَّسُولُ صلى الله عليه وسلم بالعَذَابِ فَاسْتَهْزَؤُوا بِهِ، وَاسْتَعْجَلُوا عَذَابَ اللهِ.

بِسَاحَتِهِمْ – بِفِنَائِهِمْ أَيْ نَزَلَ بِهِمْ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 177

177. For when punishment descends upon them in their courtyards, evil will be their morning and their day, for they will all be destroyed. The holy Prophet warned them but they only mocked him and did not heed the warnings. Instead hey asked that Allah’s punishment be hastened.

{ وَتَوَلَّ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ }

(178) – وَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ يَا مُحَمَّدُ، وَاصْبِرْ عَلَى أَذَاهُمْ، وَانْتَظِرْ مُدَّةً قَليلةً فَإِنَّ اللهَ سَيَجْعَلُ لَكَ العَاقِبَةَ، والنَّصْرَ، والغَلَبَةَ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 178

178. So keep away from them, O Mohammad, and patiently endure their harm. Allah Almighty will soon accord you victory and a happy end.

{ وَأَبْصِرْ فَسَوْفَ يُبْصِرُونَ }

(179) – وَانْظُرْ وَارْتَقِبْ فَسَوفَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يَحِلُّ بِهِمْ مِنَ العَذَابِ والعُقُوبَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 179

179. Watch and observe! For they will soon see their punishment and their torture.

{ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ }

{ سُبْحَانَ }

(180) – يُقَدِّسُ اللهُ تَعَالَى نَفْسَه الكَرِيمَةَ، وَيُنَزِّهُهَا عَمَّا يَقُولُهُ الظَّالِمُونَ المُفْتَرُونَ، فَهُوَ رَبُّ العِزَّةِ التِي لاَ تُرَامُ وَلاَ تُغَالَبُ.

رَبُّ العِزَّةِ – رَبُّ القُدْرَةِ وَالغَلَبَةِ والبَطْشِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 180

180. Allah glorifies His honourable Self and purifies Himself far above what the unjust and unbelievers ascribe to Him, for He is the Lord of invincible power.

{ وَسَلاَمٌ عَلَىٰ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ }

{ سَلاَمٌ }

(181) – وَيُسَلِّمُ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَى عِبَادِهِ المُرْسَلِينَ فِي الدُّنْيَا والآخِرَةِ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 181

181. Allah Almighty salutes His messengers both on Earth and in the Hereafter.

{ وَٱلْحَمْدُ للَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ }

{ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ }

(182) – وَيَحْمَدُ اللهُ تَعَالَى نَفْسَهُ الكَريمَةَ فِي آخِرِ السُّورَةِ عَلَى مَا أَنْعَمَ بِهِ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ المُخْلَصِينَ المُصْطَفينَ الأخْيَارِ، وَعَلَى خَلْقِهِ مِنْ أَنْعُمٍ وَأَفْضَالٍ، فَلِلَّهِ الحَمْدُ والفَضْلُ والمِنَّةُ.

Surah As-Saffat: Verse 182

182. Allah Almighty praises His honourable Self at the end of this chapter for the blessings and favours which He has bestowed upon His chosen faithful servants and upon His creatures. Glory be to Allah for His favours and kindness.

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