Tanwir al-Miqbas · Tafsir · in English
As-Saffat 37:105–182
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قَدۡ صَدَّقۡتَ ٱلرُّءۡيَآۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٠٥
You have fulfilled the vision." Indeed, We thus reward the doers of good.
Thou hast already fulfilled the vision) you have fulfilled what you were commanded in the dream vision. (Lo! thus do We reward the good) in their words and works.
(Lo! that verily was a clear test) that was a manifest trial.
(Then We ransomed him with a tremendous victim) We ransomed him with a fat ram.
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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٠٨
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
(And We left for him among the later folk (the salutation)) We left Abraham with good praise among the people who came after him:
(Peace be unto Abraham) bliss and safety from Us unto Abraham!
(Thus do We reward the good) with good praise and safety.
(Lo! He) i.e. Abraham (is one of Our believing slaves) who are true in their faith.
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وَبَشَّرۡنَٰهُ بِإِسۡحَٰقَ نَبِيّٗا مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١١٢
And We gave him good tidings of Isaac, a prophet from among the righteous.1
(And We gave him tidings of the birth of Isaac, a Prophet of the righteous) of the messengers.
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وَبَٰرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ وَعَلَىٰٓ إِسۡحَٰقَۚ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا مُحۡسِنٞ وَظَالِمٞ لِّنَفۡسِهِۦ مُبِينٞ ١١٣
And We blessed him and Isaac. But among their descendants is the doer of good and the clearly unjust to himself [i.e., sinner].
(And We blessed him) with good praise and righteous offspring (and Isaac. And of their seed) and of the offspring of Abraham and Isaac (are some who do good) who believe in Allah's divine Oneness, (and some who plainly wrong themselves) through disbelief.
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وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ١١٤
And We did certainly confer favor upon Moses and Aaron.
(And We verily gave grace unto Moses and Aaron) by bestowing upon them prophethood and complete surrender unto Him,
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وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُمَا وَقَوۡمَهُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ١١٥
And We saved them and their people from the great affliction,
(And saved them and their people) who believed in them (from the great distress) from drowning,
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وَنَصَرۡنَٰهُمۡ فَكَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ١١٦
And We supported them so it was they who overcame.
(And helped them) against Pharaoh and his host (so that they became the victors) by means of proof.
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وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَبِينَ ١١٧
And We gave them the explicit Scripture [i.e., the Torah],
(And We gave them the clear Scripture) We gave them the Torah which made clear the lawful and the unlawful,
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وَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلۡمُسۡتَقِيمَ ١١٨
And We guided them on the straight path.
(And showed them the right path) We confirmed them on the true, straight religion.
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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمَا فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١١٩
And We left for them [favorable mention] among later generations:
(And We left for them) for Moses and Aaron, (among the later folk (the salutation)) good praise among the people who came after them:
(Peace be unto Moses and Aaron) bliss and safety from Us unto Moses and Aaron!
(Lo! thus do We reward the good) with words, deeds and good praise.
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إِنَّهُمَا مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ١٢٢
Indeed, they were of Our believing servants.
(Lo! they are two of our believing slaves) who are true in their faith.
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وَإِنَّ إِلۡيَاسَ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٢٣
And indeed, Elias was from among the messengers,
(And lo! Elias was of those sent (to warn)) his folk.
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إِذۡ قَالَ لِقَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٢٤
When he said to his people, "Will you not fear Allāh?
(When he said unto his folk: Will ye not ward off (evil)) the worship of other than Allah?
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أَتَدۡعُونَ بَعۡلٗا وَتَذَرُونَ أَحۡسَنَ ٱلۡخَٰلِقِينَ ١٢٥
Do you call upon Baʿl1 and leave the best of creators -
(Will ye cry unto Baal) will you worship other deities beside Allah; it is also said that this means: will you worship a bull instead of worshipping Allah; it is also said that his people had an idol called Baal which was 30 cubits tall and had four faces (and forsake the best of Creators) and forsake the worship of the greatest of Creators, such that you do not worship him at all,
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ٱللَّهَ رَبَّكُمۡ وَرَبَّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٢٦
Allāh, your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers?"
(Allah, your Lord) your Creator (and Lord of your forefathers) and the Creator of your forefathers before you?
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَإِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٢٧
And they denied him, so indeed, they will be brought [for punishment],
(But they denied him) they denied his message, (so they surely will be haled forth (to the doom)) they will be brought in order to be tormented in the Fire,
(Save single minded slaves of Allah) save the salves of Allah who are sincere in their worship and have faith in Allah's divine Oneness; these will not be tormented.
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وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ ١٢٩
And We left for him [favorable mention] among later generations:
(And we left for him among the later folk (the salutation)) We left for Elias good praise among the people who came after him:
(Peace be) bliss and safety from Us (unto Elias!) who is none other than Idris the Prophet!
(Lo! thus do We reward the good) with words, deeds and good praise.
(Lo! he is one of Our believing slaves) who are true in their faith.
(And lo! Lot verily was of those sent (to warn)) his folk,
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إِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ١٣٤
[So mention] when We saved him and his family, all,
(When We saved him and his household) his two daughters: Za'ura and Raytha, (every one,
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إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ١٣٥
Except an old woman [i.e., his wife] among those who remained [with the evildoers].
Save an old woman among those who stayed behind) except his hypocrite wife who stayed behind with those who were destroyed;
(Then We destroyed the others) We destroyed those who remained behind after the departure of Lot and his daughters.
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وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَتَمُرُّونَ عَلَيۡهِم مُّصۡبِحِينَ ١٣٧
And indeed, you pass by them in the morning
(And lo! Ye) O people of Mecca (verily pass by (the ruin of) them) by the towns of Lot: Sodom, 'Amura, Sabura and Daduma (in the morning
And at night time; have ye then no sense) do you not believe in what was done to them, such that you do not follow their example?
(And lo! Jonah verily was of those sent (to warn)) his folk,
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إِذۡ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلۡفُلۡكِ ٱلۡمَشۡحُونِ ١٤٠
[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.
(When he fled) from his folk; and it is said: when he abandoned his folk (unto the laden ship) which was about to sail,
(And then drew lots and was of those rejected) he lost and threw himself in the sea;
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فَٱلۡتَقَمَهُ ٱلۡحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٞ ١٤٢
Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.1
(And the fish swallowed him while be was blameworthy) he reproached himself for fleeing from his folk;
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فَلَوۡلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَبِّحِينَ ١٤٣
And had he not been of those who exalt Allāh,
(And had he not been one of those who glorify (Allah)) had he not been of those who prayed before that
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لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطۡنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ ١٤٤
He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.1
(He would have tarried in its belly) he would have remained in the belly of the fish (till the day when they are raised) from the graves;
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۞ فَنَبَذۡنَٰهُ بِٱلۡعَرَآءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٞ ١٤٥
But We threw him onto the open shore while he was ill.
(Then We cast him on a desert shore while he was sick) he was as weak as a little child;
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وَأَنۢبَتۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ شَجَرَةٗ مِّن يَقۡطِينٖ ١٤٦
And We caused to grow over him a gourd vine.1
(And We caused a tree of gourd to grow above him;
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وَأَرۡسَلۡنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ مِاْئَةِ أَلۡفٍ أَوۡ يَزِيدُونَ ١٤٧
And We sent him1 to [his people of] a hundred thousand or more.
And We sent him to a hundred thousand (folk) or more) 20,000 more,
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فَـَٔامَنُواْ فَمَتَّعۡنَٰهُمۡ إِلَىٰ حِينٖ ١٤٨
And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.
(And they believed) in him, (therefore We gave them comfort for a while) until the time of death without punishing them.
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فَٱسۡتَفۡتِهِمۡ أَلِرَبِّكَ ٱلۡبَنَاتُ وَلَهُمُ ٱلۡبَنُونَ ١٤٩
So inquire of them, [O Muḥammad], "Does your Lord have daughters while they have sons?1
(Now ask them (O Muhammad)) ask the people of Mecca, and specifically the Banu Malih: (Hath thy Lord daughters) females (whereas they have sons) males? They said: " yes! " And the Prophet (pbuh) said to them: " do you wish for Allah what you do not wish for yourselves? "
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أَمۡ خَلَقۡنَا ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ إِنَٰثٗا وَهُمۡ شَٰهِدُونَ ١٥٠
Or did We create the angels as females while they were witnesses?"
(Or created We the angels females) as you claim (while they were present?
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أَلَآ إِنَّهُم مِّنۡ إِفۡكِهِمۡ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٥١
Unquestionably, it is out of their [invented] falsehood that they say,
Lo! it is of their falsehood) it is due to their denial (that they say:
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وَلَدَ ٱللَّهُ وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَكَٰذِبُونَ ١٥٢
"Allāh has begotten," and indeed, they are liars.
Allah hath begotten) for they claimed the angels were Allah's daughters. (And lo! verily they tell a lie) in what they say.
((And again of their falsehood): He hath preferred daughters to sons
What aileth you? How judge ye?) evil is what you choose for yourselves; you choose for Allah what you would not accept for yourselves,
(Will ye not then reflect?) will you not take heed from what you say?
(Or have ye) O people of Mecca (a clear warrant) a Scripture stating the angels are Allah's daughters?
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فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبِكُمۡ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ١٥٧
Then produce your scripture, if you should be truthful.
(Then produce your writ, if ye are truthful) that the angels are Allah's daughters.
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وَجَعَلُواْ بَيۡنَهُۥ وَبَيۡنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ نَسَبٗاۚ وَلَقَدۡ عَلِمَتِ ٱلۡجِنَّةُ إِنَّهُمۡ لَمُحۡضَرُونَ ١٥٨
And they have made [i.e., 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].
(And they) the disbelievers of Mecca, and the Banu Malih specifically (imagine kinship between him and the jinn) they claimed that there is a kinship between Allah and the angels when they said that the angels are Allah's daughters; it is also said that this was revealed about the dualists who claimed that Iblis, may Allah curse him, is Allah's partner in that Allah created good while Iblis created evil, (whereas the jinn) the angels (know well that they) i.e. the disbelievers of Mecca: the Banu Malih (will be brought before (Him)) will be chastised in hell.
(Glorified be Allah) Allah exonerates Himself (from that which they attribute (unto Him)) from the lies they attribute to Him,
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إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٠
Except the chosen servants of Allāh [who do not share in that sin].
(Save single minded slaves of Allah) save the slaves of Allah who are sincere in their profession of Allah's divine Oneness and in their worship: these slaves do not invent lies about Allah; it is also said that this verse should be understood as follows: those who claim that there is a kinship between Allah and the angels will be tormented and none of them will escape this torment except the sincere slaves of Allah who are protected from disbelief, idolatry and indecencies.
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فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ ١٦١
So indeed, you [disbelievers] and whatever you worship,
(Lo! verily, ye) O people of Mecca (and that which ye worship) beside Allah,
(Ye cannot excite (anyone) against Him) you cannot lead anyone astray from His worship
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إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ١٦٣
Except he who is to [enter and] burn in the Hellfire.1
(Save him who is to burn in hell) save him who will enter hell with you, i.e. Iblis; it is also said that this means: except he whom I decreed that he will enter hell with you.
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وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٞ مَّعۡلُومٞ ١٦٤
[The angels say],1 "There is not among us any except that he has a known position.2
(There is not one of us) said Gabriel (pbuh) (but hath his known position) a known position in heaven.
(Lo! we, even we, are they who set the ranks) in prayer.
(Lo! we, even we, are they who hymn His praise) who pray to Him
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وَإِن كَانُواْ لَيَقُولُونَ ١٦٧
And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,1
(And indeed they) the people of Mecca (used to say) before the coming of Muhammad (pbuh) to them:
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لَوۡ أَنَّ عِندَنَا ذِكۡرٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٦٨
"If we had a message from [those of] the former peoples,
(If we had but a reminder from the men of old) if we had a messenger as the people of old had.
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لَكُنَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ١٦٩
We would have been the chosen servants of Allāh."
(We would be single minded slaves of Allah) who believe in Allah's divine Oneness.
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فَكَفَرُواْ بِهِۦۖ فَسَوۡفَ يَعۡلَمُونَ ١٧٠
But they disbelieved in it,1 so they are going to know.
(Yet (now that it is come) the, disbelieve therein) they disbelieve in Muhammad (pbuh) and in the Qur'an when they came to them: (but they will come to know) what will be done to them when they die, in the grave and on the Day of Judgement.
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وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٧١
And Our word [i.e., decree] has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers,
(And verily Our word went forth of old) was enjoined that victory and the upper hand will be given (unto Our bondmen sent (to warn)
That they verily would be helped) with proof and reason,
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وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ ١٧٣
And [that] indeed, Our soldiers [i.e., the believers] will be those who overcome.1
(And that Our host) the messengers and believers, (they verily would be the victors) by means of proof and numbers until the Day of Judgement.
(So withdraw) O Muhammad (from them) from the disbelievers of Mecca (awhile) until the time of their destruction at Badr,
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وَأَبۡصِرۡهُمۡ فَسَوۡفَ يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧٥
And see [what will befall] them, for they are going to see.
(And watch) inform them about Allah's punishment, (for they will (soon) see) what will be done to them.
(Would they hasten on Our doom) is it something like Our punishment that they are hastening before its appointed time?
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فَإِذَا نَزَلَ بِسَاحَتِهِمۡ فَسَآءَ صَبَاحُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ ١٧٧
But when it descends in their territory, then evil is the morning of those who were warned.
(But when it cometh home to them, then it will be a hapless morn for those who have been warned) when the punishment comes, what an evil morning it is for those whom the messengers warned but rejected faith.
(Withdraw from them) turn away from, O Muhammad, (awhile) until they are destroyed at Badr.
(And watch) and be aware, (for they will (soon) see) they will soon know what will be done to them.
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سُبۡحَٰنَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ ٱلۡعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ١٨٠
Exalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.
(Glorified be thy Lord) Allah exonerated Himself from having a son or partner, (the Lord of Majesty) the Lord of might and power, (from that which they attribute (unto Him)) from the lies they invent about Him.
(And peace) from Us (be unto those sent (to warn)) because they conveyed the message.
(And praise be to Allah) thanks and divine Oneness belong to Allah for the safety of the messenger and destruction of their folks, (Lord of the Worlds) the Master of the jinn and human beings!'
Text: Quranic Universal Library (Tarteel), via spa5k/tafsir_api (MIT), at a fixed version. The ayahs: Quran Foundation. Sources and licences