سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 64
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا ﴿64﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"And befool them gradually those whom you can among them with your voice (i.e. songs, music, and any other call for Allâh’s disobedience), make assaults on them with your cavalry and your infantry, share with them wealth and children (by tempting them to earn money by illegal ways - usury, or by committing illegal sexual intercourse), and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ
wa-is'tafziz
And incite
مَنِ
mani
whoever
ٱسْتَطَعْتَ
is'taṭaʿta
you can
مِنْهُم
min'hum
among them
بِصَوْتِكَ
biṣawtika
with your voice
وَأَجْلِبْ
wa-ajlib
and assault
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
[on] them
بِخَيْلِكَ
bikhaylika
with your cavalry
وَرَجِلِكَ
warajilika
and infantry
وَشَارِكْهُمْ
washārik'hum
and be a partner
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ
l-amwāli
the wealth
وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ
wal-awlādi
and the children
وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ
waʿid'hum
and promise them
وَمَا
wamā
And not
يَعِدُهُمُ
yaʿiduhumu
promises them
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
إِلَّا
illā
except
غُرُورًا
ghurūran
delusion
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.
64. 1 By "voice" is meant the deceptive invitation or singing, music, and other instruments of amusement, through which Satan is misleading many people.
64. 2 By these armies are meant the mounted and foot armies of humans and jinn who are Satan's followers and his disciples, and who, like Satan, mislead people; or it means every possible means that Satan uses to mislead.
64. 3 The inclusion of Satan in wealth means earning wealth through unlawful means and spending it in unlawful ways, and similarly, dedicating livestock in the names of idols, such as Bahira, Sa'iba, etc. And the participation in children means adultery, naming them Abdul-Lat, Abdul-Uzza, etc., raising them in a non-Islamic manner so that they possess bad morals and character, killing or burying them alive out of fear of poverty, making children Magians, Jews, Christians, etc., and having intercourse with one's wife without reciting the prescribed supplication, etc. In all these cases, Satan's participation occurs.
64. 4 That there is no Paradise or Hell, or that there is no life after death, etc.
64. 5 Ghuroor (deception) means to present a wrong act in such a way that it appears good and correct.
64. 2 By these armies are meant the mounted and foot armies of humans and jinn who are Satan's followers and his disciples, and who, like Satan, mislead people; or it means every possible means that Satan uses to mislead.
64. 3 The inclusion of Satan in wealth means earning wealth through unlawful means and spending it in unlawful ways, and similarly, dedicating livestock in the names of idols, such as Bahira, Sa'iba, etc. And the participation in children means adultery, naming them Abdul-Lat, Abdul-Uzza, etc., raising them in a non-Islamic manner so that they possess bad morals and character, killing or burying them alive out of fear of poverty, making children Magians, Jews, Christians, etc., and having intercourse with one's wife without reciting the prescribed supplication, etc. In all these cases, Satan's participation occurs.
64. 4 That there is no Paradise or Hell, or that there is no life after death, etc.
64. 5 Ghuroor (deception) means to present a wrong act in such a way that it appears good and correct.
