سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 76
وَإِن كَادُوا۟ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجُوكَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَإِذًا لَّا يَلْبَثُونَ خِلَـٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And verily they were about to frighten you so much as to drive you out from the land. But in that case they would not have stayed (therein) after you, except for a little while.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And indeed
كَادُوا۟
kādū
they were about
لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ
layastafizzūnaka
(to) scare you
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
لِيُخْرِجُوكَ
liyukh'rijūka
that they evict you
مِنْهَا ۖ
min'hā
from it
وَإِذًۭا
wa-idhan
But then
لَّا
lā
not
يَلْبَثُونَ
yalbathūna
they (would) have stayed
خِلَـٰفَكَ
khilāfaka
after you
إِلَّا
illā
except
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
a little
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.
76. 1. This is a reference to the plot that the Quraysh of Makkah devised to expel the Prophet ﷺ from Makkah, from which Allah saved him.
76. 2. That is, if according to their plan they had expelled you from Makkah, then they too would not have remained for long after that, meaning they would have been seized by the punishment of Allah.
76. 2. That is, if according to their plan they had expelled you from Makkah, then they too would not have remained for long after that, meaning they would have been seized by the punishment of Allah.
