سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 14
وَإِذَا لَقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَإِذَا خَلَوْا۟ إِلَىٰ شَيَـٰطِينِهِمْ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا مَعَكُمْ إِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when they meet those who believe, they say: "We believe," but when they are alone with their Shayâtîn (devils - polytheists, hypocrites), they say: "Truly, we are with you; verily, we were but mocking."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
And when
لَقُوا۟
laqū
they meet
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believe[d]
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
ءَامَنَّا
āmannā
We believe[d]
وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
But when
خَلَوْا۟
khalaw
they are alone
إِلَىٰ
ilā
with
شَيَـٰطِينِهِمْ
shayāṭīnihim
their evil ones
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they say
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
مَعَكُمْ
maʿakum
(are) with you
إِنَّمَا
innamā
only
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ
mus'tahziūna
(are) mockers
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.
1. By "شیٰطین" are meant the chiefs of Quraysh and the Jews, at whose instigation they conspired against Islam and the Muslims, or the hypocrites' own leaders.
