بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Al-Ma'arij 70:41
The Ascending Stairways · Juz 29 · Page 570
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ ٤١
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
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Commentary on 70:41
﴿عَلى أنْ نُبَدِّلَ﴾ [ أيْ -] تَبْدِيلًا عَظِيمًا بِما لَنا مِنَ الجَلالَةِ عِوَضًا عَنْهم ﴿خَيْرًا مِنهُمْ﴾ أيْ بِالخَلْقِ أوْ تَحْوِيلُ الوَصْفِ فَيَكُونُوا أشَدَّ بَسْطَةً في الدُّنْيا وأكْثَرَ أمْوالًا وأوْلادًا وأعْلى قَدْرًا وأكْثَرَ حَشَمًا ووَجاهَةً وحَزْمًا وخَدَمًا، فَيَكُونُوا عِنْدَكَ خَلْقًا عَلى قَلْبٍ واحِدٍ في سَماعِ قَوْلِكَ وتَوْقِيرِكَ وتَعْظِيمِكَ والسَّعْيِ في كُلِّ (p-٤١٨)ما يَشْرَحُ صَدْرَكَ بَدَلٌ ما يَعْمَلُ هَؤُلاءِ مِنَ الهَزْءِ والتَّصْفِيقِ والصَّفِيرِ وكُلِّ ما يَضِيقُ بِهِ صَدْرُكَ، وقَدْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ سُبْحانَهُ بِالمُهاجِرِينَ والأنْصارِ والتّابِعِينَ لَهم بِإحْسانٍ بِالسِّعَةِ في الرِّزْقِ بِأخْذِ أمْوالِ الجَبّارِينَ مِن كِسْرى وقَيْصَرَ، والتَّمَكُّنِ في الأرْضِ حَتّى كانُوا مُلُوكَ الدُّنْيا مَعَ العَمَلِ بِما يُوجِبُ لَهم [ مِلْكَ -] الآخِرَةِ، فَرَجَوُا الكَرْبَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وبَذَلُوا في مَرْضاتِهِ الأنْفُسَ والأمْوالَ.
ولَمّا كانَ [ الإنْسانُ -] قَدْ يَفْعَلُ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ يَنْقَضُّ عَلَيْهِ، أخْبَرَ أنَّهُ سُبْحانَهُ عَلى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ فَقالَ: ﴿وما﴾ وأكَدَّ الأمْرَ بِالِاسْمِيَّةِ الكائِنَةِ في مَظْهَرِ العَظَمَةِ فَقالَ: ﴿نَحْنُ﴾ وأعْرَقَ في النَّفْيِ فَقالَ: ﴿بِمَسْبُوقِينَ﴾ أيْ مِن سابِقِ ما يَغْلِبُ عَلى شَيْءٍ لَمْ نُرِدْهُ بِوَجْهٍ مِنَ الوُجُوهِ، ولِذَلِكَ أتى بِاسْمِ المَفْعُولِ.
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70:40
فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡمَشَٰرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغَٰرِبِ إِنَّا لَقَٰدِرُونَ ٤٠
So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings1 that indeed We are able
1 translator’s note
- i.e., Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā), who determines the point at which the sun, moon and stars rise and set according to season and every position of observation. ↩
70:41
عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوقِينَ ٤١
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
70:42
فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوضُواْ وَيَلۡعَبُواْ حَتَّىٰ يُلَٰقُواْ يَوۡمَهُمُ ٱلَّذِي يُوعَدُونَ ٤٢
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
70:43
يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعٗا كَأَنَّهُمۡ إِلَىٰ نُصُبٖ يُوفِضُونَ ٤٣
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., just as they used to race, whenever an idol was newly appointed, to be the first of its worshippers. ↩
70:44
خَٰشِعَةً أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٞۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمُ ٱلَّذِي كَانُواْ يُوعَدُونَ ٤٤
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
سورة نوح
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Noah · Meccan · 28 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
71:1
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَنۡ أَنذِرۡ قَوۡمَكَ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٞ ١
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
71:2
قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٌ ٢
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner -
71:3
أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ٣
To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me.
71:4
يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٖ مُّسَمًّىۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۚ لَوۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤
He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."
71:5
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُ قَوۡمِي لَيۡلٗا وَنَهَارٗا ٥
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
71:6
فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِيٓ إِلَّا فِرَارٗا ٦
But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].
71:7
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوٓاْ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْ ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا ٧
And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments,1 persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.
1 translator’s note
- Refusing to look or listen. ↩
71:8
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارٗا ٨
Then I invited them publicly.
71:9
ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارٗا ٩
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
71:10
فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارٗا ١٠
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.