سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 47
نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِۦٓ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَىٰٓ إِذْ يَقُولُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ إِن تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا رَجُلًا مَّسْحُورًا ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
We know best of what they listen to, when they listen to you. And when they take secret counsel, then the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers) say: "You follow none but a bewitched man."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
نَّحْنُ
naḥnu
We
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
know best
بِمَا
bimā
[of] what
يَسْتَمِعُونَ
yastamiʿūna
they listen
بِهِۦٓ
bihi
to [it]
إِذْ
idh
when
يَسْتَمِعُونَ
yastamiʿūna
they listen
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
and when
هُمْ
hum
they
نَجْوَىٰٓ
najwā
(are) in private conversation
إِذْ
idh
when
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
say
ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
l-ẓālimūna
the wrongdoers
إِن
in
Not
تَتَّبِعُونَ
tattabiʿūna
you follow
إِلَّا
illā
but
رَجُلًۭا
rajulan
a man
مَّسْحُورًا
masḥūran
bewitched
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.
47. 1. That is, they consider the Prophet ﷺ to be affected by magic and, thinking this, they listen to the Qur'an and whisper among themselves, and thus remain deprived of guidance.
