سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 62
قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿62﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Iblîs (Satan)] said: "See this one whom You have honoured above me, if You give me respite (keep me alive) to the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring (by sending them astray) all but a few!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَرَءَيْتَكَ
ara-aytaka
Do You see
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
whom
كَرَّمْتَ
karramta
You have honored
عَلَىَّ
ʿalayya
above me
لَئِنْ
la-in
If
أَخَّرْتَنِ
akhartani
You give me respite
إِلَىٰ
ilā
till
يَوْمِ
yawmi
(the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ
la-aḥtanikanna
I will surely destroy
ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥٓ
dhurriyyatahu
his offspring
إِلَّا
illā
except
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
a few
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.
62. 1. That is, I will overpower him and mislead him however I wish. However, only a few people will escape my deception. The story of Adam (علیہ السلام) and Iblis has already been mentioned before in Surah Al-Baqarah, Al-A'raf, and Al-Hijr. Here, it is being mentioned for the fourth time. In addition, it will also be mentioned in Surah Al-Kahf, Ta-Ha, and Surah Sad.
