سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 61
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ ﴿61﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Mûsâ (Moses) said to them: "Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allâh, lest He should destroy you completely by a torment. And surely, he who invents a lie (against Allâh) will fail miserably."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مُّوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
وَيْلَكُمْ
waylakum
Woe to you
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تَفْتَرُوا۟
taftarū
invent
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
a lie
فَيُسْحِتَكُم
fayus'ḥitakum
lest He will destroy you
بِعَذَابٍۢ ۖ
biʿadhābin
with a punishment
وَقَدْ
waqad
And verily
خَابَ
khāba
he failed
مَنِ
mani
who
ٱفْتَرَىٰ
if'tarā
invented
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.
61. 1 When Pharaoh was encouraging the magicians to compete in the assembly and expressing his intention to reward them with gifts and special closeness, Prophet Musa (Moses) (AS) also admonished them before the competition and warned them of the divine punishment for their current behavior.
