سُوْرَةُ الْفِيْلِ
Surah Al-Fil (105) — Ayah 5
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And He made them like (an empty field of) stalks (of which the corn has been eaten up by cattle).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَجَعَلَهُمْ
fajaʿalahum
Then He made them
كَعَصْفٍۢ
kaʿaṣfin
like straw
مَّأْكُولٍۭ
makūlin
eaten up
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
5. 1. That is, their body parts were scattered in such a way as if they were eaten chaff.
