سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 87
قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلَـٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَآ أَوْزَارًا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنَـٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ ﴿87﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "We broke not the promise to you, of our own will, but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the [Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh)] people, then we cast them (into the fire), and that was what As-Sâmirî suggested."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
مَآ
mā
Not
أَخْلَفْنَا
akhlafnā
we broke
مَوْعِدَكَ
mawʿidaka
promise to you
بِمَلْكِنَا
bimalkinā
by our will
وَلَـٰكِنَّا
walākinnā
but we
حُمِّلْنَآ
ḥummil'nā
[we] were made to carry
أَوْزَارًۭا
awzāran
burdens
مِّن
min
from
زِينَةِ
zīnati
ornaments
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
(of) the people
فَقَذَفْنَـٰهَا
faqadhafnāhā
so we threw them
فَكَذَٰلِكَ
fakadhālika
and thus
أَلْقَى
alqā
threw
ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ
l-sāmiriyu
the Samiri
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.
87. 1. That is, we did not do this action by our own choice, but the mistake happened from us involuntarily; ahead, its reason is explained.
