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Tafsir of Surah As-Saffat (37) — Those who set the Ranks · الصافات
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As-Saffat 37:1
وَٱلصَّـٰٓفَّـٰتِ صَفّٗا
By those [angels] lined up in rows
Tafsir 37:1
I take an oath on the angels who form compact rows in their worship.
As-Saffat 37:2
فَٱلزَّـٰجِرَٰتِ زَجۡرٗا
And those who drive [the clouds]
Tafsir 37:2
And I also take an oath on the angels who drive the rainclouds and send them to wherever I command they send rain.
As-Saffat 37:3
فَٱلتَّـٰلِيَٰتِ ذِكۡرًا
And those who recite the message
Tafsir 37:3
And I take an oath in the angels who recite the Qur’ān.
As-Saffat 37:4
إِنَّ إِلَٰهَكُمۡ لَوَٰحِدٞ
Indeed, your God is One
Tafsir 37:4
O people! Indeed, your true deity is one and has no partner: He is Allah.
As-Saffat 37:5
رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَرَبُّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ
Lord of the heavens and the earth and that between them and Lord of the sunrises
Tafsir 37:5
The lord of the heavens; the lord of the earth; the lord of what is between the two, and the lord of the sun in all its rising and setting places throughout the year.
As-Saffat 37:6
إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِزِينَةٍ ٱلۡكَوَاكِبِ
Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars
Tafsir 37:6
Indeed, I have beautified the nearest of the heavens to the earth with a beautiful decoration: the stars that are like sparkling jewels to the eyesight.
As-Saffat 37:7
وَحِفۡظٗا مِّن كُلِّ شَيۡطَٰنٖ مَّارِدٖ
And as protection against every rebellious devil
Tafsir 37:7
And I have protected the nearest sky from every rebellious satan, who abstains from my obedience, with the shooting stars.
As-Saffat 37:8
لَّا يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى ٱلۡمَلَإِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ وَيُقۡذَفُونَ مِن كُلِّ جَانِبٖ
[So] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side
Tafsir 37:8
These satans are not able to hear the angels in the heavens, when they discuss the law and decree of Allah they are inspired with. They are bombarded with shooting stars from all sides.
As-Saffat 37:9
دُحُورٗاۖ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٞ وَاصِبٌ
Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment
Tafsir 37:9
To exile them and drive them away from eavesdropping. And in the Hereafter they will suffer a painful, everlasting punishment which will not end.
As-Saffat 37:10
إِلَّا مَنۡ خَطِفَ ٱلۡخَطۡفَةَ فَأَتۡبَعَهُۥ شِهَابٞ ثَاقِبٞ
Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness]
Tafsir 37:10
Except for those satans who happen to quickly snatch something; a statement that the angels discuss among themselves which the people of earth have not yet received information of. A shooting star then goes after it and burns it. Sometimes, the satan is able to pass that information on to its companion before it is burnt by the shooting star, and it reaches the fortune-tellers, who tell a hundred lies with it.
As-Saffat 37:11
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَهُمۡ أَشَدُّ خَلۡقًا أَم مَّنۡ خَلَقۡنَآۚ إِنَّا خَلَقۡنَٰهُم مِّن طِينٖ لَّازِبِۭ
Then inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Are they a stronger [or more difficult] creation or those [others] We have created?" Indeed, We created men from sticky clay
Tafsir 37:11
O Muhammad! So ask the disbelievers who reject the resurrection: “Are you harder to create, and greater in form than other things that Allah has created from the heavens, the earth and the angels?” Indeed, Allah created them from sticky clay, so how could they deny the resurrection when they were created from such a weak substance?
As-Saffat 37:12
بَلۡ عَجِبۡتَ وَيَسۡخَرُونَ
But you wonder, while they mock
Tafsir 37:12
O Muhammad! You are amazed at the power of Allah and His management of the affairs of His creation; you are astonished at the idolaters rejecting the resurrection. While these idolaters mock at what you say regarding the resurrection, due to their extreme denial of it.
As-Saffat 37:13
وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُواْ لَا يَذۡكُرُونَ
And when they are reminded, they remember not
Tafsir 37:13
If these idolaters were to be advised with any advice, they would not take heed from it and would not benefit, because of their hard-heartedness.
As-Saffat 37:14
وَإِذَا رَأَوۡاْ ءَايَةٗ يَسۡتَسۡخِرُونَ
And when they see a sign, they ridicule
Tafsir 37:14
And when they witness a miracle from the miracles of the Prophet (peace be upon him) that prove his truthfulness, they exaggerate in showing astonishment and mocking it.
As-Saffat 37:15
وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ
And say, "This is not but obvious magic
Tafsir 37:15
And they say, “This thing that Muhammad has brought is nothing but clear sorcery.”
As-Saffat 37:16
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوثُونَ
When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected
Tafsir 37:16
“So when we die and become dust and decomposed, crumbling bones, will we be resurrected alive after that? That is indeed, far-fetched.”
As-Saffat 37:17
أَوَءَابَآؤُنَا ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ
And our forefathers [as well]
Tafsir 37:17
“Will our ancient forefathers who dies before us also be resurrected?”
As-Saffat 37:18
قُلۡ نَعَمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ دَٰخِرُونَ
Say, "Yes, and you will be [rendered] contemptible
Tafsir 37:18
O Muhammad! Say to them in reply: “Yes, you shall be resurrected after you have turned into dust and decomposed bones, and your forefathers will also be resurrected; you will all be resurrected in the condition that you are in a despised and humiliating state.”
As-Saffat 37:19
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ فَإِذَا هُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ
It will be only one shout, and at once they will be observing
Tafsir 37:19
It will only be one blow of the trumpet (the second blowing), and suddenly they will all be looking at the horrors of the Day of Judgement, awaiting what Allah will do with them.
As-Saffat 37:20
وَقَالُواْ يَٰوَيۡلَنَا هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ
They will say, "O woe to us! This is the Day of Recompense
Tafsir 37:20
The idolaters who reject the resurrection say, “May we be doomed! This is the Day of Requital on which Allah will requite His servants for whatever deeds they sent forth in their worldly life!”
As-Saffat 37:21
هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ ٱلۡفَصۡلِ ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ
[They will be told], "This is the Day of Judgement which you used to deny
Tafsir 37:21
It will be said to them: “This is the Day of Judgement between the servants, which you used to deny and reject in the world!”
As-Saffat 37:22
۞ٱحۡشُرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَأَزۡوَٰجَهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡبُدُونَ
[The angels will be ordered], "Gather those who committed wrong, their kinds, and what they used to worship
Tafsir 37:22
On that day, it will be said to the angels, “Gather the idolaters and their like, who wronged due to their ascribing partners with Allah; all those who followed them in rejection, and all the idols they used to worship instead of Allah. And show them all the path to the hellfire; lead them on to it and drive them towards it, because it is their abode.”
As-Saffat 37:23
مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱهۡدُوهُمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Other than Allah, and guide them to the path of Hellfire
Tafsir 37:23
On that day, it will be said to the angels, “Gather the idolaters and their like, who wronged due to their ascribing partners with Allah; all those who followed them in rejection, and all the idols they used to worship instead of Allah. And show them all the path to the hellfire; lead them on to it and drive them towards it, because it is their abode.”
As-Saffat 37:24
وَقِفُوهُمۡۖ إِنَّهُم مَّسۡـُٔولُونَ
And stop them; indeed, they are to be questioned
Tafsir 37:24
“And hold them back for a while before entering them into the hellfire for them to give account, because they are to be questioned. Then after that, drive them towards the hellfire.”
As-Saffat 37:25
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنَاصَرُونَ
[They will be asked], "What is [wrong] with you? Why do you not help each other
Tafsir 37:25
And it will be said to them in rebuke, “What is the matter with you that you are not helping each other like you used to in the world, and you used to claim that your idols would help you?”
As-Saffat 37:26
بَلۡ هُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مُسۡتَسۡلِمُونَ
But they, that Day, are in surrender
Tafsir 37:26
Rather, today they are submissive to the command of Allah and humiliated, they will not help each other because of their incapability to do so, and because of their lack of strategies.
As-Saffat 37:27
وَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
And they will approach one another blaming each other
Tafsir 37:27
And they will turn to each other blaming each other and arguing, when shifting the blame and arguing will be of no use.
As-Saffat 37:28
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّكُمۡ كُنتُمۡ تَأۡتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلۡيَمِينِ
They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right
Tafsir 37:28
The followers will say to the leaders, “O our seniors! You use to approach us in matters of religion and truth, and would beautify for us disbelief, ascribing partners with Allah and sins, while scaring us away from the truth that the messengers brought from Allah.”
As-Saffat 37:29
قَالُواْ بَل لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ مُؤۡمِنِينَ
The oppressors will say, "Rather, you [yourselves] were not believers
Tafsir 37:29
The leaders will say to the followers: “The matter is not as you claim it is. Rather, you yourselves were upon disbelief and were not believers; you were the rejectors.”
As-Saffat 37:30
وَمَا كَانَ لَنَا عَلَيۡكُم مِّن سُلۡطَٰنِۭۖ بَلۡ كُنتُمۡ قَوۡمٗا طَٰغِينَ
And we had over you no authority, but you were a transgressing people
Tafsir 37:30
“O followers! We had no power or authority over you such that we cause you to disbelieve, ascribe partners with Allah or commit sins. Rather, you were people who transgressed the limit in disbelief and deviance yourselves; we were not the ones who led you astray.”
As-Saffat 37:31
فَحَقَّ عَلَيۡنَا قَوۡلُ رَبِّنَآۖ إِنَّا لَذَآئِقُونَ
So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us; indeed, we will taste [punishment]
Tafsir 37:31
“So the promise of Allah is now imposing on us and on you, when He said, “I will surely fill Hell with you and those of them that follow you all together.” (Ṣād: 85), and because of that we are inevitably going to taste whatever our Lord has promised.”
As-Saffat 37:32
فَأَغۡوَيۡنَٰكُمۡ إِنَّا كُنَّا غَٰوِينَ
And we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators
Tafsir 37:32
“So we called you towards deviance and disbelief; we had deviated from the path of guidance, but all you did was that you followed us because of your disposition to incline towards disbelief and deviance.”
As-Saffat 37:33
فَإِنَّهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ فِي ٱلۡعَذَابِ مُشۡتَرِكُونَ
So indeed they, that Day, will be sharing in the punishment
Tafsir 37:33
So the followers and the leaders will share in the punishment on the Day of Judgement; none will benefit the other in any way because they were all partners in deviance and disbelief in the world.
As-Saffat 37:34
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَفۡعَلُ بِٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ
Indeed, that is how We deal with the criminals
Tafsir 37:34
Indeed, just as I did with these people by making them taste the punishment, I will do the same with other criminals by joining the followers and leaders in the punishment, each in proportion to whatever they deserve of it.
As-Saffat 37:35
إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوٓاْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمۡ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ
Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant
Tafsir 37:35
Indeed, these idolaters, when it would be said to them in the world, “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah” so that they could act upon its requirements and leave everything that contradicted it, they would reject answering the call to it and submitting to it out of arrogance from the truth and showing haughtiness to it.
As-Saffat 37:36
وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُوٓاْ ءَالِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٖ مَّجۡنُونِۭ
And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet
Tafsir 37:36
And they would say, justifying their disbelief: “Should we leave the worship of our idols because of the words of a mad poet?” intending through this statement of theirs: the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
As-Saffat 37:37
بَلۡ جَآءَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَصَدَّقَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Rather, the Prophet has come with the truth and confirmed the [previous] messengers
Tafsir 37:37
Verily, they have spoken a grave lie, because the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was not a madman nor a poet; he brought the Qur’ān which calls towards the oneness of Allah and towards following His Messenger. He corroborated the message of monotheism and affirmation of the afterlife the messengers brought from Allah; he did not contradict them in anything.
As-Saffat 37:38
إِنَّكُمۡ لَذَآئِقُواْ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡأَلِيمِ
Indeed, you [disbelievers] will be tasters of the painful punishment
Tafsir 37:38
O idolaters! You are surely going to suffer the painful punishment on the Day of Judgement due to your disbelief and rejection of the messengers.
As-Saffat 37:39
وَمَا تُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ
And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do
Tafsir 37:39
O idolaters! Your requital will only be for the disbelief and sins you used to commit in the world.
As-Saffat 37:40
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
But not the chosen servants of Allah
Tafsir 37:40
However, the believing servants of Allah whom Allah chose for His worship, and they sincerely devoted worship to Him, will be in a place of safety from this punishment.
As-Saffat 37:41
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ رِزۡقٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
Those will have a provision determined
Tafsir 37:41
For those sincere servants will be a special provision granted to them by Allah, well-known for its purity, beauty and eternity.
As-Saffat 37:42
فَوَٰكِهُ وَهُم مُّكۡرَمُونَ
Fruits; and they will be honored
Tafsir 37:42
From this special provision will be that they are provided with the purest of fruits they ever eat and desire; on top of that they will be honoured with their ranks being raised and being able to see the blessed face of Allah.
As-Saffat 37:43
فِي جَنَّـٰتِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ
In gardens of pleasure
Tafsir 37:43
All that they will get in the permanent gardens of everlasting bliss, which will never expire or cease to exist.
As-Saffat 37:44
عَلَىٰ سُرُرٖ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ
On thrones facing one another
Tafsir 37:44
They will lean on thrones opposite to and facing one another; each one happy to meet his brother.
As-Saffat 37:45
يُطَافُ عَلَيۡهِم بِكَأۡسٖ مِّن مَّعِينِۭ
There will be circulated among them a cup [of wine] from a flowing spring
Tafsir 37:45
Glasses of wine, clear like flowing water, shall be passed around them.
As-Saffat 37:46
بَيۡضَآءَ لَذَّةٖ لِّلشَّـٰرِبِينَ
White and delicious to the drinkers
Tafsir 37:46
White in colour, whoever drinks from it will enjoy a complete sensation.
As-Saffat 37:47
لَا فِيهَا غَوۡلٞ وَلَا هُمۡ عَنۡهَا يُنزَفُونَ
No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated
Tafsir 37:47
It will not be like the wine of the world; there will be no intoxication that clouds the minds, nor will it give its drinkers headaches. The bodies and minds of its drinkers will remain safe.
As-Saffat 37:48
وَعِندَهُمۡ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرۡفِ عِينٞ
And with them will be women limiting [their] glances, with large, [beautiful] eyes
Tafsir 37:48
In Paradise, they will also have chaste wives with beautiful eyes, who will not longingly look towards anyone other than their husbands.
As-Saffat 37:49
كَأَنَّهُنَّ بَيۡضٞ مَّكۡنُونٞ
As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected
Tafsir 37:49
In their white complexation blended with a tinge of redness, it will be as if they were ostrich eggs covered by feathers from the wind and dust; protected and untouched by any hand.
As-Saffat 37:50
فَأَقۡبَلَ بَعۡضُهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضٖ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ
And they will approach one another, inquiring of each other
Tafsir 37:50
The people of Paradise will turn to one another asking about their past, and what happened to them in the world.
As-Saffat 37:51
قَالَ قَآئِلٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ إِنِّي كَانَ لِي قَرِينٞ
A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth]
Tafsir 37:51
One of the believers will say, “Indeed, I had a companion in the world who would deny the resurrection.”
As-Saffat 37:52
يَقُولُ أَءِنَّكَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصَدِّقِينَ
Who would say, 'Are you indeed of those who believe
Tafsir 37:52
He would say to me in denial and mockingly, “O my friend! Are you one of those who believe in the resurrection of the dead?”
As-Saffat 37:53
أَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابٗا وَعِظَٰمًا أَءِنَّا لَمَدِينُونَ
That when we have died and become dust and bones, we will indeed be recompensed
Tafsir 37:53
“When we die and turn into dust and decayed bones, will we then be resurrected and requited for our deeds we did in the world?”
As-Saffat 37:54
قَالَ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّطَّلِعُونَ
He will say, "Would you [care to] look
Tafsir 37:54
His believing companion will say to his companions of the people of Paradise: “Take a look with me; let us see the outcome of that companion of mine who used to deny the resurrection.”
As-Saffat 37:55
فَٱطَّلَعَ فَرَءَاهُ فِي سَوَآءِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
And he will look and see him in the midst of the Hellfire
Tafsir 37:55
So he will take a look and see his companion in the middle of hell.
As-Saffat 37:56
قَالَ تَٱللَّهِ إِن كِدتَّ لَتُرۡدِينِ
He will say, "By Allah, you almost ruined me
Tafsir 37:56
He will say: “O my companion! By Allah, you were close to dooming me to the hellfire by calling me towards disbelief and denying the resurrection!”
As-Saffat 37:57
وَلَوۡلَا نِعۡمَةُ رَبِّي لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلۡمُحۡضَرِينَ
If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell]
Tafsir 37:57
“Had it not been for Allah blessing me with guidance to faith and the ability to accept it, I would have been one of those brought to the punishment like you.”
As-Saffat 37:58
أَفَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَيِّتِينَ
Then, are we not to die
Tafsir 37:58
“We, the people of Paradise, will never die.”
As-Saffat 37:59
إِلَّا مَوۡتَتَنَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Except for our first death, and we will not be punished
Tafsir 37:59
“Except the first death of ours in the world. Instead, we will live forever in Paradise and will not be punished like the disbelievers will be.”
As-Saffat 37:60
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
Indeed, this is the great attainment
Tafsir 37:60
“Indeed, this requital of ours which our Lord has given us, i.e entry into Paradise, living in it forever and salvation from the hellfire, is the greatest, unparallelled success.”
As-Saffat 37:61
لِمِثۡلِ هَٰذَا فَلۡيَعۡمَلِ ٱلۡعَٰمِلُونَ
For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work
Tafsir 37:61
It is for requital like this the workers should strive for, because this is the profitable trade.
As-Saffat 37:62
أَذَٰلِكَ خَيۡرٞ نُّزُلًا أَمۡ شَجَرَةُ ٱلزَّقُّومِ
Is Paradise a better accommodation or the tree of zaqqum
Tafsir 37:62
Is that aforementioned bounty which Allah has prepared for His servants whom He chose to obey Him, better and more virtuous in rank and honour, than the tree of Zaqqūm which has been cursed in the Qur’ān? It is the food of the disbelievers, which neither nourishes nor satisfies hunger.
As-Saffat 37:63
إِنَّا جَعَلۡنَٰهَا فِتۡنَةٗ لِّلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Indeed, We have made it a torment for the wrongdoers
Tafsir 37:63
I have made this tree a trial, with which those who do wrong through disbelief and sins are tested, when they say: “Indeed, fire consumes trees, so it is impossible that it grows in the hellfire.”
As-Saffat 37:64
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٞ تَخۡرُجُ فِيٓ أَصۡلِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire
Tafsir 37:64
Indeed, the tree of Zaqqūm is a disgusting tree, and is one that comes out of the depth of hell.
As-Saffat 37:65
طَلۡعُهَا كَأَنَّهُۥ رُءُوسُ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ
Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils
Tafsir 37:65
The fruits that come out of it are ugly in appearance, like the heads of satans. The ugliness in appearance is a sign of ugliness in nature, which means they revolting in taste.
As-Saffat 37:66
فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَأٓكِلُونَ مِنۡهَا فَمَالِـُٔونَ مِنۡهَا ٱلۡبُطُونَ
And indeed, they will eat from it and fill with it their bellies
Tafsir 37:66
Indeed, the disbelievers will eat from its bitter, ugly fruits, and fill their empty bellies with them.
As-Saffat 37:67
ثُمَّ إِنَّ لَهُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا لَشَوۡبٗا مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ
Then indeed, they will have after it a mixture of scalding water
Tafsir 37:67
Then, after having eaten them, they will have a disgusting, boiling cocktail to drink.
As-Saffat 37:68
ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرۡجِعَهُمۡ لَإِلَى ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Then indeed, their return will be to the Hellfire
Tafsir 37:68
Then, their return after that will be to the punishment of hell; they will move from one punishment to another.
As-Saffat 37:69
إِنَّهُمۡ أَلۡفَوۡاْ ءَابَآءَهُمۡ ضَآلِّينَ
Indeed they found their fathers astray
Tafsir 37:69
Indeed, these disbelievers found their forefathers astray from the path of guidance and followed them blindly without proof of their truth.
As-Saffat 37:70
فَهُمۡ عَلَىٰٓ ءَاثَٰرِهِمۡ يُهۡرَعُونَ
So they hastened [to follow] in their footsteps
Tafsir 37:70
So they hastily followed the footsteps of their forefathers in deviance, as if they were harassed and forced into doing so.
As-Saffat 37:71
وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
And there had already strayed before them most of the former peoples
Tafsir 37:71
Verily, the majority of people before them also went astray. So O Messenger, those to whom you have been sent are not the first to go astray.
As-Saffat 37:72
وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
And We had already sent among them warners
Tafsir 37:72
Verily, I sent to the previous nations messengers who would warn them of the punishment of Allah, but they disbelieved.
As-Saffat 37:73
فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
Then look how was the end of those who were warned
Tafsir 37:73
O Messenger! See what the outcome was of the nations who were warned by their messengers but did not accept their warning! Indeed, their outcome was entering into the hellfire having to live in it forever due to their disbelief and rejection of their messengers.
As-Saffat 37:74
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
But not the chosen servants of Allah
Tafsir 37:74
Except for those whom Allah chose to believe in Him and His oneness; they were saved from the punishment which was the outcome of the disbelieving rejectors.
As-Saffat 37:75
وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ
And Noah had certainly called Us, and [We are] the best of responders
Tafsir 37:75
Verily, My Prophet Noah (peace be upon him) called out to Me when he supplicated against his people who had rejected him. I am the best of answerers; I quickly answered his supplication against his people.
As-Saffat 37:76
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
And We saved him and his family from the great affliction
Tafsir 37:76
And I saved him, together with members of his household and the believers with him from the harm of his people and from drowning in the great flood, which was sent upon the disbelievers from his people.
As-Saffat 37:77
وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ
And We made his descendants those remaining [on the earth]
Tafsir 37:77
I saved his family members and his believing followers only, because I drowned the others from his disbelieving nation.
As-Saffat 37:78
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And left for him [favorable mention] among later generations
Tafsir 37:78
And I left a good legacy for him in the nations that would come after, who would praise Noah and always mention him with good.
As-Saffat 37:79
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ نُوحٖ فِي ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Peace upon Noah among the worlds
Tafsir 37:79
It is a security and safety for Noah from the following nations saying evil regarding him. Instead, praise and positive mention of him will remain.
As-Saffat 37:80
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good
Tafsir 37:80
Indeed, I grant those who do good through their worship and obedience to Me alone, the same type of reward I granted to Noah.
As-Saffat 37:81
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants
Tafsir 37:81
Noah was definitely one of My servants who believed and acted according to My obedience.
As-Saffat 37:82
ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We drowned the disbelievers
Tafsir 37:82
Then, I drowned the rest by the flood I sent upon them. None of them remained.
As-Saffat 37:83
۞وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ لَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
And indeed, among his kind was Abraham
Tafsir 37:83
Indeed, Abraham was someone on the same religion as Noah, and he also called to the Oneness of Allah.
As-Saffat 37:84
إِذۡ جَآءَ رَبَّهُۥ بِقَلۡبٖ سَلِيمٍ
When he came to his Lord with a sound heart
Tafsir 37:84
Remember when he came to his Lord with a heart pure from ascribing partners to Allah and from doubts, full of sincerity to Allah only wanted good for the creation.
As-Saffat 37:85
إِذۡ قَالَ لِأَبِيهِ وَقَوۡمِهِۦ مَاذَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
[And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship
Tafsir 37:85
When he said to his father and his idolatrous nation, rebuking them, “What do you worship instead of Allah?”
As-Saffat 37:86
أَئِفۡكًا ءَالِهَةٗ دُونَ ٱللَّهِ تُرِيدُونَ
Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire
Tafsir 37:86
“O my people, do you prefer to worship idols besides Allah basing your worship on a completely fabricated lie?”
As-Saffat 37:87
فَمَا ظَنُّكُم بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Then what is your thought about the Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 37:87
“O my people! What do you think will happen when you meet the Lord of the worlds, while you used to worship things other than Him? What do you think He will do to you?”
As-Saffat 37:88
فَنَظَرَ نَظۡرَةٗ فِي ٱلنُّجُومِ
And he cast a look at the stars
Tafsir 37:88
So Abraham took a glance at the stars, hatching a plan to come out of having to go out with his people.
As-Saffat 37:89
فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَقِيمٞ
And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill
Tafsir 37:89
He said, presenting an excuse from having to go with his people to their festival, “I am sick.”
As-Saffat 37:90
فَتَوَلَّوۡاْ عَنۡهُ مُدۡبِرِينَ
So they turned away from him, departing
Tafsir 37:90
So they left him behind and went.
As-Saffat 37:91
فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ ءَالِهَتِهِمۡ فَقَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ
Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you not eat
Tafsir 37:91
He turned towards the idols they would worship instead of Allah, and said mocking them, “Will you not eat from the food the idolaters make for you?”
As-Saffat 37:92
مَا لَكُمۡ لَا تَنطِقُونَ
What is [wrong] with you that you do not speak
Tafsir 37:92
“What is the matter with you that you do not speak, nor answer whoever asks you? Can this type of thing be worshipped instead of Allah?”
As-Saffat 37:93
فَرَاغَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ضَرۡبَۢا بِٱلۡيَمِينِ
And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand
Tafsir 37:93
Then, Abraham started hitting them with his right hand, intending to break them.
As-Saffat 37:94
فَأَقۡبَلُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ يَزِفُّونَ
Then the people came toward him, hastening
Tafsir 37:94
So the worshippers of these idols came rushing to him.
As-Saffat 37:95
قَالَ أَتَعۡبُدُونَ مَا تَنۡحِتُونَ
He said, "Do you worship that which you [yourselves] carve
Tafsir 37:95
But Abraham countered them with steadfastness, and said to them rebuking them, “Do you worship idols instead of Allah, which you carve with your own hands?”
As-Saffat 37:96
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ
While Allah created you and that which you do
Tafsir 37:96
“While Allah (may He be glorified) is the one who created your bodies and your actions; the making of these idols are also from your actions, so He is most deserving that you worship Him alone and not ascribe partners with Him.
As-Saffat 37:97
قَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ لَهُۥ بُنۡيَٰنٗا فَأَلۡقُوهُ فِي ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
They said, "Construct for him a furnace and throw him into the burning fire
Tafsir 37:97
When they became speechless to his clear reasoning they resorted to violence, and consulted with each other about what they should do with Abraham. They said, “Build a structure from him, fill it with firewood and set it on fire, then throw him into it.”
As-Saffat 37:98
فَأَرَادُواْ بِهِۦ كَيۡدٗا فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمُ ٱلۡأَسۡفَلِينَ
And they intended for him a plan, but We made them the most debased
Tafsir 37:98
So the people of Abraham intended to do evil to Abraham by destroying him so they could be saved from him, but I made them the losers when I made the fire cool and safe for him.
As-Saffat 37:99
وَقَالَ إِنِّي ذَاهِبٌ إِلَىٰ رَبِّي سَيَهۡدِينِ
And [then] he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He will guide me
Tafsir 37:99
Abraham said, “I am going to emigrate to my Lord and leave the city of my people so that I am able worship Him. My Lord will guide me to whatever is good for me in the world and the Hereafter.”
As-Saffat 37:100
رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous
Tafsir 37:100
“O my Lord! Grant me a pious child who will be a means of help for me and a substitute for me from my people in the wilderness.”
As-Saffat 37:101
فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ حَلِيمٖ
So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy
Tafsir 37:101
So I answered his supplication for him and gave him news which pleased him, when I gave him the good news of a child who would grow old and become forbearing. This child was Ishmael (peace be upon him).
As-Saffat 37:102
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡيَ قَالَ يَٰبُنَيَّ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ فِي ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّيٓ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِيٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ
And when he reached with him [the age of] exertion, he said, "O my son, indeed I have seen in a dream that I [must] sacrifice you, so see what you think." He said, "O my father, do as you are commanded. You will find me, if Allah wills, of the steadfast
Tafsir 37:102
When Ishmael grew into a youth and reached working age, his father Abraham saw a dream. The dreams of prophets are a form of divine revelation, so Abraham said to his son, informing him of the meaning of this dream, “O my son! Indeed, I saw in my sleep that I am slaughtering you; what is your opinion in the matter?” Ishmael replied to him saying, “O my father! Do whatever Allah has commanded you to do in slaughtering me. You will find me one of those who are patient and content with the order of Allah.”
As-Saffat 37:103
فَلَمَّآ أَسۡلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلۡجَبِينِ
And when they had both submitted and he put him down upon his forehead
Tafsir 37:103
So when they submitted to Allah and obeyed him, Abraham laid his son down on his forehead, to carry out the order given to him to slaughter his son.
As-Saffat 37:104
وَنَٰدَيۡنَٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ
We called to him, "O Abraham
Tafsir 37:104
I called out to Abraham while he was about to carry out the order of Allah to slaughter his son, saying: “O Abraham!”
As-Saffat 37:105
قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good
Tafsir 37:105
“You have fulfilled the dream you saw in your sleep by resolving to slaughter your son. Just as I rewarded you by freeing you of this great trial, I also reward those who do good by saving them from trials and difficulties.”
As-Saffat 37:106
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلۡبَلَـٰٓؤُاْ ٱلۡمُبِينُ
Indeed, this was the clear trial
Tafsir 37:106
Indeed, this was a clear test which Abraham passed.
As-Saffat 37:107
وَفَدَيۡنَٰهُ بِذِبۡحٍ عَظِيمٖ
And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice
Tafsir 37:107
And I set Ishmael free in exchange for a huge ram which was to be slaughtered instead of him.
As-Saffat 37:108
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations
Tafsir 37:108
I preserved good praise for Abraham to remain among the following nations.
As-Saffat 37:109
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ
Peace upon Abraham
Tafsir 37:109
As a commemoration for Abraham from Allah, and a prayer to keep him safe from every harm and difficulty.
As-Saffat 37:110
كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good
Tafsir 37:110
Just as I requited Abraham with this reward for his obedience, I also reward those who do good.
As-Saffat 37:111
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants
Tafsir 37:111
Indeed, Abraham was one of My believing servants who fulfilled the demands of his servitude to Me.
As-Saffat 37:112
وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous
Tafsir 37:112
And I gave him glad tidings of another son who would become a Prophet and a pious servant: he was Isaac. It was another reward for his obedience to Allah by resolving to slaughter his only son, Ishmael.
As-Saffat 37:113
وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ
And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself
Tafsir 37:113
And I showered upon him and his son Isaac My special blessings and gave them both many bounties, from which one was an increase in offspring. There were those in their progeny who did good by obeying their Lord, and those who clearly wronged themselves by disbelief and committing sins.
As-Saffat 37:114
وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron
Tafsir 37:114
And verily I favoured Moses and his brother Aaron with messengership.
As-Saffat 37:115
وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
And We saved them and their people from the great affliction
Tafsir 37:115
I saved them and their nation, the Israelites, from Pharaoh enslaving them and from drowning.
As-Saffat 37:116
وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
And We supported them so it was they who overcame
Tafsir 37:116
I also helped them against Pharaoh and his armies, so they had the upper hand over their enemies.
As-Saffat 37:117
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ
And We gave them the explicit Scripture
Tafsir 37:117
I gave Moses and his brother Aaron the Torah; a clear book from Allah in which there was no doubt.
As-Saffat 37:118
وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ
And We guided them on the straight path
Tafsir 37:118
I also guided them towards the straight path in which there was no deviance. It was the path of the religion of Islam which led to the pleasure of the Creator (may He be glorified).
As-Saffat 37:119
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations
Tafsir 37:119
And I also preserved for them positive mention and good praise among the following nations.
As-Saffat 37:120
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ
Peace upon Moses and Aaron
Tafsir 37:120
As a commemoration from Allah for them, in praise of them and as a prayer for safety from every harm.
As-Saffat 37:121
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good
Tafsir 37:121
Just as I requited Moses and Aaron with this good reward, I also reward those who do good by obeying their Lord.
As-Saffat 37:122
إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, they were of Our believing servants
Tafsir 37:122
Indeed, Moses and Aaron were two of My servants who believed in me and strove to do that which I legislated for them.
As-Saffat 37:123
وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers
Tafsir 37:123
Indeed, Elias was one of the messengers sent by his Lord. He blessed him with messengership and prophethood.
As-Saffat 37:124
إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allah
Tafsir 37:124
Remember when he said to his people whom he was sent towards from the Israelites, “O my people! Will you not fear Allah by fulfilling His commands, of which is monotheism, and refraining from the things He has not allowed, from which is ascribing partners with Him?”
As-Saffat 37:125
أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ
Do you call upon Ba'l and leave the best of creators
Tafsir 37:125
“Do you worship your idol Ba‘l instead of Allah and leave the worship of Allah who is the best of creators?”
As-Saffat 37:126
ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
Allah, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers
Tafsir 37:126
“Allah is your lord who created you and created your forefathers before you; He is the most deserving of worship, not anything else like the idols which cannot benefit nor harm.”
As-Saffat 37:127
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment]
Tafsir 37:127
The only response of his nation was that they rejected him, and because of their rejection they will be brought to the punishment.
As-Saffat 37:128
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
Except the chosen servants of Allah
Tafsir 37:128
Except for those who were believers and devoted their worship to Allah alone; they will be saved from being brought to the punishment.
As-Saffat 37:129
وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations
Tafsir 37:129
And I also preserved for him positive mention and good praise among the following nations.
As-Saffat 37:130
سَلَٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِلۡ يَاسِينَ
Peace upon Elias
Tafsir 37:130
As a commemoration from Allah and praise for Elias.
As-Saffat 37:131
إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ
Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good
Tafsir 37:131
Just as I requited Elias with this good reward, I also reward those of My believing servants who do good.
As-Saffat 37:132
إِنَّهُۥ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
Indeed, he was of Our believing servants
Tafsir 37:132
Indeed, Elias was one of My true believing servants who are sincere in their belief in Me.
As-Saffat 37:133
وَإِنَّ لُوطٗا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And indeed, Lot was among the messengers
Tafsir 37:133
And indeed, Lot was one of the messengers of Allah who were sent to their people as bearers of good news and warners.
As-Saffat 37:134
إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ
[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all
Tafsir 37:134
So remember when I saved him and members of his household from the punishment that was sent upon his people.
As-Saffat 37:135
إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
Except his wife among those who remained [with the evildoers]
Tafsir 37:135
Except for his wife, because she was a woman whom the punishment of her people included within it, due to her being a disbeliever like them.
As-Saffat 37:136
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ
Then We destroyed the others
Tafsir 37:136
Then, I destroyed the remainder of his people who rejected him and did not believe in what he had brought.
As-Saffat 37:137
وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ
And indeed, you pass by them in the morning
Tafsir 37:137
O people of Makkah! Indeed, you pass by their dwellings in you journeys towards the Levant in the morning.
As-Saffat 37:138
وَبِٱلَّيۡلِۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ
And at night. Then will you not use reason
Tafsir 37:138
And likewise, you also pass by them at night. So do you not understand and take heed from the outcome of these people after they rejected, disbelieved and committed indecency, indecent behaviour, immorality, immoral behaviour, sexual indecency, sexual immortality which was unprecedented?
As-Saffat 37:139
وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And indeed, Jonah was among the messengers
Tafsir 37:139
And indeed, Jonah was one of the messengers of Allah who were sent to their people as bearers of good news and warners.
As-Saffat 37:140
إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ
[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship
Tafsir 37:140
Remember when he became angry over his people and left them, boarding a ship full of passengers and goods.
As-Saffat 37:141
فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُدۡحَضِينَ
And he drew lots and was among the losers
Tafsir 37:141
The ship was close to sinking because of its load, so the passengers drew lots to throw some of them overboard, fearing its sinking because of too many passengers. Jonah was one of the names that were drawn, and so they threw him in to the sea.
As-Saffat 37:142
فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy
Tafsir 37:142
So when they threw him into the sea, a whale took him and swallowed him. He was to face the blame that was to come to him, because of him going to the sea without permission from his Lord.
As-Saffat 37:143
فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ
And had he not been of those who exalt Allah
Tafsir 37:143
Had it not been that Jonah was one of those who would remember Allah abundantly before whatever afflicted him, and had it not been for his glorifying Allah in the stomach of the whale
As-Saffat 37:144
لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ
He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected
Tafsir 37:144
he would have remained in the stomach of the whale until the Day of Judgement, with it having become his grave.
As-Saffat 37:145
۞فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ
But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill
Tafsir 37:145
So I took him from the stomach of the whale and placed him on a land barren of trees and buildings, in the state that he was physically weak because of having stayed in the stomach of the whale for a while.
As-Saffat 37:146
وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ
And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine
Tafsir 37:146
I then made a gourd tree grow for him on that barren earth, which would give him shade.
As-Saffat 37:147
وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ
And We sent him to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more
Tafsir 37:147
And I sent him back to his people, their number being a hundred thousand and more.
As-Saffat 37:148
فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time
Tafsir 37:148
They brought faith and believed in whatever He brought, so Allah granted them enjoyment in their worldly lives until their fixed lifetimes expired.
As-Saffat 37:149
فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ
So inquire of them, [O Muhammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons
Tafsir 37:149
O Muhammad! So ask these idolaters, idolaters a rebuking question: “Do you attribute for Allah daughters which you yourselves dislike, while attributing sons for yourselves whom you love? What kind of distribution is this?”
As-Saffat 37:150
أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ
Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses
Tafsir 37:150
How could they claim the angels are female when they were not present at the time of their creation and did not witness it?
As-Saffat 37:151
أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ
Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say
Tafsir 37:151
Listen carefully! Indeed, the idolaters, idolaters from their attributing lies unto Allah
As-Saffat 37:152
وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ
Allah has begotten," and indeed, they are liars
Tafsir 37:152
attribute offspring to Him, and indeed, they are liars in this claim of theirs.
As-Saffat 37:153
أَصۡطَفَى ٱلۡبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلۡبَنِينَ
Has He chosen daughters over sons
Tafsir 37:153
Would Allah prefer daughters for Himself which you dislike, over sons which you like? Never!
As-Saffat 37:154
مَا لَكُمۡ كَيۡفَ تَحۡكُمُونَ
What is [wrong] with you? How do you make judgement
Tafsir 37:154
O idolaters, what is wrong with you that you make this unjust judgment where you make daughters for Allah and sons for yourself?
As-Saffat 37:155
أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ
Then will you not be reminded
Tafsir 37:155
Would you not take admonition of this wrong belief you are on? If you were to take heed, you would stop saying such as statement.
As-Saffat 37:156
أَمۡ لَكُمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٞ مُّبِينٞ
Or do you have a clear authority
Tafsir 37:156
Or do you have a clear proof from a divine scripture or a messenger from Allah?
As-Saffat 37:157
فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ
Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful
Tafsir 37:157
Then bring your book which bears for you evidence of this if you are true in what you claim.
As-Saffat 37:158
وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ
And they have claimed between Him and the jinn a lineage, but the jinn have already known that they [who made such claims] will be brought to [punishment]
Tafsir 37:158
And the idolaters made blood ties between Allah and the angels when they claimed the angels are Allah’s daughters and their mothers are the elite jinns. But the jinns already know Allah will bring them to be reckoned, so if there was lineage between Him and them he would not bring them for that.
As-Saffat 37:159
سُبۡحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Exalted is Allah above what they describe
Tafsir 37:159
Pure is Allah and exalted from what the idolaters describe Him with of that which does not befit Him, such as children, partners.
As-Saffat 37:160
إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
Except the chosen servants of Allah [who do not share in that sin]
Tafsir 37:160
Except Allah’s chosen servants, as they do not describe Allah except with the qualities of majesty and perfection which are befitting for Him.
As-Saffat 37:161
فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship
Tafsir 37:161
So you, O idolaters, and what you worship besides Allah.
As-Saffat 37:162
مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَٰتِنِينَ
You cannot tempt [anyone] away from Him
Tafsir 37:162
You cannot misguide anyone from the true religion.
As-Saffat 37:163
إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ
Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire
Tafsir 37:163
Except one whom Allah has decreed is from the people of hell, as Allah will carry out His decree regarding him and so he will disbelieve and enter the fire. As for you and your gods, you do not have power over that.
As-Saffat 37:164
وَمَامِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ
[The angels say], "There is not among us any except that he has a known position
Tafsir 37:164
And the angels said, stating their servitude to Allah and their being free of what the idolaters claimed: “There is nobody amongst us except that he has a known position in Allah’s worship and obedience.
As-Saffat 37:165
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلصَّآفُّونَ
And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer]
Tafsir 37:165
And we declare Him pure of qualities and descriptions which do not befit Him”.
As-Saffat 37:166
وَإِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحُونَ
And indeed, we are those who exalt Allah
Tafsir 37:166
And we declare Him pure of qualities and descriptions which do not befit Him”.
As-Saffat 37:167
وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ
And indeed, the disbelievers used to say
Tafsir 37:167
167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
As-Saffat 37:168
لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ
If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples
Tafsir 37:168
167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
As-Saffat 37:169
لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ
We would have been the chosen servants of Allah
Tafsir 37:169
167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
As-Saffat 37:170
فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ
But they disbelieved in it, so they are going to know
Tafsir 37:170
167-170. And the idolaters from the people of Makkah used to say before Muhammad (peace be upon him) was sent: “If we had a book of the previous people, such as the Torah for example, we would have worshipped Allah sincerely”. But they are lying in that, as Muhammad (peace be upon him) brought them the Qur’ān but they disbelieved in it. So soon they will know the severe punishment that is waiting for them on the day of judgment.
As-Saffat 37:171
وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers
Tafsir 37:171
And victory is for My army which fights in My way, so that My word is the highest.
As-Saffat 37:172
إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ
[That] indeed, they would be those given victory
Tafsir 37:172
And victory is for My army which fights in My way, so that My word is the highest.
As-Saffat 37:173
وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ
And [that] indeed, Our soldiers will be those who overcome
Tafsir 37:173
And victory is for My army which fights in My way, so that My word is the highest.
As-Saffat 37:174
فَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ
So, [O Muhammad], leave them for a time
Tafsir 37:174
So turn away, O Messenger, from these stubborn idolaters until a time which Allah knows, until the time of their punishment comes.
As-Saffat 37:175
وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ
And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see
Tafsir 37:175
And look at them when the punishment comes upon them, for they themselves will see when seeing will not benefit.
As-Saffat 37:176
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا يَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
Then for Our punishment are they impatient
Tafsir 37:176
Then do these idolaters hastily seek the punishment of Allah?
As-Saffat 37:177
فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ
But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned
Tafsir 37:177
Then when Allah’s punishment comes upon them, what a bad morning will theirs be!
As-Saffat 37:178
وَتَوَلَّ عَنۡهُمۡ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ
And leave them for a time
Tafsir 37:178
And turn away, O Messenger, from them when Allah decides their punishment.
As-Saffat 37:179
وَأَبۡصِرۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ
And see, for they are going to see
Tafsir 37:179
And look, for these people will see the punishment and punishment of Allah that comes upon them.
As-Saffat 37:180
سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ
Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe
Tafsir 37:180
O Muhammad, exhalt your Lord declaring his glorification, the Lord of Honour, and exalt Him above the qualities of deficiency the idolaters describe Him with.
As-Saffat 37:181
وَسَلَٰمٌ عَلَى ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
And peace upon the messengers
Tafsir 37:181
And Allah’s greetings and His praise be for His noble messengers.
As-Saffat 37:182
وَٱلۡحَمۡدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds
Tafsir 37:182
And all praise is for Allah, as He is deserving of it, and He is Lord of all the creation. They have no lord besides Him.
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