سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 58
فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ فَٱجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُۥ نَحْنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Then verily, we can produce magic the like thereof; so appoint a meeting between us and you, which neither we nor you shall fail to keep, in an open place where both shall have a just and equal chance (and beholders could witness the competition)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ
falanatiyannaka
Then we will surely produce for you
بِسِحْرٍۢ
bisiḥ'rin
magic
مِّثْلِهِۦ
mith'lihi
like it
فَٱجْعَلْ
fa-ij'ʿal
So make
بَيْنَنَا
baynanā
between us
وَبَيْنَكَ
wabaynaka
and between you
مَوْعِدًۭا
mawʿidan
an appointment
لَّا
lā
not
نُخْلِفُهُۥ
nukh'lifuhu
we will fail it
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
[we]
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَنتَ
anta
you
مَكَانًۭا
makānan
(in) a place
سُوًۭى
suwan
even
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.
58. 1. مَوْعِدٌ is a verbal noun, or if it is an adverb, then both time and place can be meant; appoint any place and day.
