سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 22
وَقَالَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لَمَّا قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِىَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍ إِلَّآ أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِى ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِى وَلُومُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّآ أَنَا۠ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِىَّ ۖ إِنِّى كَفَرْتُ بِمَآ أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Shaitân (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided: "Verily, Allâh promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you, and you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allâh (by obeying me in the life of the world). Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And will say
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
لَمَّا
lammā
when
قُضِىَ
quḍiya
has been decided
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
the matter
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَعَدَكُمْ
waʿadakum
promised you
وَعْدَ
waʿda
a promise
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
(of) truth
وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ
wawaʿadttukum
And I promised you
فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ
fa-akhlaftukum
but I betrayed you
وَمَا
wamā
But not
كَانَ
kāna
I had
لِىَ
liya
I had
عَلَيْكُم
ʿalaykum
over you
مِّن
min
any
سُلْطَـٰنٍ
sul'ṭānin
authority
إِلَّآ
illā
except
أَن
an
that
دَعَوْتُكُمْ
daʿawtukum
I invited you
فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْ
fa-is'tajabtum
and you responded
لِى ۖ
lī
to me
فَلَا
falā
So (do) not
تَلُومُونِى
talūmūnī
blame me
وَلُومُوٓا۟
walūmū
but blame
أَنفُسَكُم ۖ
anfusakum
yourselves
مَّآ
mā
Not
أَنَا۠
anā
(can) I
بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ
bimuṣ'rikhikum
(be) your helper
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتُم
antum
you (can)
بِمُصْرِخِىَّ ۖ
bimuṣ'rikhiyya
(be) my helper
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I
كَفَرْتُ
kafartu
deny
بِمَآ
bimā
[of what]
أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ
ashraktumūni
your association of me (with Allah)
مِن
min
before
قَبْلُ ۗ
qablu
before
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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.
22. 1 That is, when the believers will enter Paradise and the disbelievers and polytheists will enter Hell, then Satan will say to the people of Hell:
22. 2 The promises that Allah made through His messengers—that salvation lies in believing in My messengers—those were true. In comparison, my promises were nothing but deception and fraud. As Allah has said: "Satan makes promises to them and arouses desires in them, but Satan's promises are nothing but deception." (4:120)
22. 3 Secondly, there was no proof or argument in my words, nor did I have any authority over you.
22. 4 Yes, I had an invitation and a call; you accepted my baseless call and rejected the words of the messengers, which were full of proof and argument.
22. 5 Therefore, the entire fault is your own; you did not use your intellect and understanding at all, you ignored the clear proofs, and followed a mere claim that had no proof behind it.
22. 6 That is, neither can I get you out of the punishment in which you are trapped, nor can you save me from the wrath and anger that is upon me from Allah.
22. 7 I also deny that I am a partner of Allah; if you considered me or anyone else as a partner of Allah, then it was your own mistake and ignorance. The Allah who created the entire universe and continued to manage it—how could He possibly have any partner?
22. 8 Some say that this sentence is also from Satan and is the conclusion of his aforementioned address. Others say that Satan's speech ends at مِنْ قَبْلُ, and this is the speech of Allah.
22. 2 The promises that Allah made through His messengers—that salvation lies in believing in My messengers—those were true. In comparison, my promises were nothing but deception and fraud. As Allah has said: "Satan makes promises to them and arouses desires in them, but Satan's promises are nothing but deception." (4:120)
22. 3 Secondly, there was no proof or argument in my words, nor did I have any authority over you.
22. 4 Yes, I had an invitation and a call; you accepted my baseless call and rejected the words of the messengers, which were full of proof and argument.
22. 5 Therefore, the entire fault is your own; you did not use your intellect and understanding at all, you ignored the clear proofs, and followed a mere claim that had no proof behind it.
22. 6 That is, neither can I get you out of the punishment in which you are trapped, nor can you save me from the wrath and anger that is upon me from Allah.
22. 7 I also deny that I am a partner of Allah; if you considered me or anyone else as a partner of Allah, then it was your own mistake and ignorance. The Allah who created the entire universe and continued to manage it—how could He possibly have any partner?
22. 8 Some say that this sentence is also from Satan and is the conclusion of his aforementioned address. Others say that Satan's speech ends at مِنْ قَبْلُ, and this is the speech of Allah.
